Why the trend for tan sidewalls?

[Slowman]

Coloured sidewalls guarantee eventual shabby looks. I don't understand why gravel bikes seem to sport tan sidewalls in droves. Who decided this was de rigueur? And can I change their mind?

 

[oldcorollas]

Goes with the leather elbow patches of a gravel riding jacket?

 

[beeb]

I don't understand why gravel bikes seem to sport tan sidewalls in droves.

Hides the dust from the champagne gravel.

(...and they look hawt!)

 

[Jabubu]

They look good when new but I'll be going all black (and maybe making a bigger hole for the hose...)

 

[Mr Crudley]

Retro cool or something like that? Team it with brown leather bar tape, Brooks saddle and chrome crankset for the latte runs.

 

[silentbutdeadly]

Coloured sidewalls guarantee eventual shabby looks. I don't understand why gravel bikes seem to sport tan sidewalls in droves. Who decided this was de rigueur? And can I change their mind?

On the other hand, tan sidewalls somewhat disguise the fact that I haven't cleaned the Twinzer in months...and probably won't for months more.

 

[Halo1]

My ebike came with tan wall tyres. It is the matchy matchy scam to make you buy extra tyre so you always have a spare Tan tyre ready to go. You look like a kook on a stolen bike with 1 tan and one black Tyre.

You can’t even cross match brands as not all tan is the same colour.

It does look good on my bike.

 

[Slowman]

You can’t even cross match brands as not all tan is the same colour.

Ed Zachery. not to mention the width of the sidewall strip is probably different too.

 

[Stredda]

My ebike came with tan wall tyres. It is the matchy matchy scam to make you buy extra tyre so you always have a spare Tan tyre ready to go. You look like a kook on a stolen bike with 1 tan and one black Tyre.

You can’t even cross match brands as not all tan is the same colour.

It does look good on my bike.

I like the tan wall look but this is the reason it is a pain in the arse.

 

[Jabubu]

I like the tan wall look but this is the reason it is a pain in the arse.

Bikes with different brand tyres are unrideable in my opinion.

 

[slowmick]

Bikes with different brand tyres are unrideable in my opinion.

that where needing glasses comes in handy - I don't ride in glasses and so words on the bike no longer matter. Also tyre pressure is now the third blur from the left for the rear and between blurs 2 and 3 for the front.

 

[Stredda]

that where needing glasses comes in handy - I don't ride in glasses and so words on the bike no longer matter. Also tyre pressure is now the third blur from the left for the rear and between blurs 2 and 3 for the front.

That's where you just default to the squeeze test. No eyesight needed.