Opinions welcome: tan sidewall tires on black Shamal wheels for Ti bike

[thwart]

Riding in the snow. Not exactly matching browns, but close enough for yrs truly.

FWIW I've found that every tire looks different after a rain ride. A well-used look for your tanwall tires is not necessarily a bad thing...

[onewheeldrive]

I am in favor of the tan walls. I think they generally look good on any solid color paint job/colorway.

[coreyaugustus]

Originally Posted by thwart

A well-used look for your tanwall tires is not necessarily a bad thing...

I concur. I prefer tan walls as a general rule, but really like tan walls tinted with road detritus. Signs of use, signs of love and all that.

[DWF]

Here’s my Lynskey Sportive with recent brown Brooks saddle and leather bar tape additions. The next modification is the same dilemma as you have- black, brown, or tan walls. The recently acquired Zondas came with the pictured black wall tires. I think it will look good either way, but I’m definitely leaning towards brown walls to tie in the saddle and bar tape.

[Vamoots58]

I wasn't aware that there was an option for Ti bikes other than tan sidewalls...

[Seramount]

for the 13 years I've owned it, my Ti bike has never had anything but black tires. for the half-century I've been into bikes I have never been able to develop any appreciation for tanwalls.

same goes for white sidewalls on autos. I did like the redlines on my dad's dark green '69 GTO tho.