Unless they've changed in the last year or two, Conti Sprinters are very nice tires in normal colors - black tread, brownish sidewalls. They've been available for about $30 lately in quite a few places. Not vintage but certainly a fine tires. The only problem with them is if you feel you need wider than a standard training width of 23C.
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Jim McCoin wrote:
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> I would like to get off the topic of "shameless profiteering on the list" and talk about tires. I gave up on tubulars years ago , I grew up on Del Mundos but as the amount of broken glass increased I started riding clinchers . Now that IM starting to get my vintage bikes back to their original condition, IM looking at tubulars again , and IM seeing all the colors of the rainbow , but not the classic fabric side walls with a black tread .
> I surfed the net yesterday and saw a Michelin with a "hand made cotton casing" for $20.00 and a Contintal for $30.00 . Is there a secret source for vintage tubulars?
> Jim " I don't want red treads" McCoin
> Fremont Ca.