Grey Ghost
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Anybody recall seeing 16” colorline tires on 1969 Krates?
I could swear that I remember seeing some colorline 16”front tires on a couple of local Krates in my neighborhood around 1969-1970. I think us kids even talked about how Krates looked weird with only one tire being colored and the other being black wall.
I also think I remembered some front color lines in Schwinn ads in magazines like Boys Life at that time.
These memories are so ingrained that it seemed strange to me when I didn’t see any of these when I joined this forum.
Maybe they were a dealer option? Maybe an aftermarket product by Goodyear, Carlisle or Dunlop?
Redline tires were available on some bikes back then and were pretty cool. After all Jaguar XKE’s and Hot Wheels had redlines, right?
Redlines would have been easy to get since Murray, (Sears, JC Penney), had them on their bikes.
But I recall orange and yellow lines that matched the rear Slik colors pretty well. The tread pattern was the same as the Superiors.
I never saw a Pea with a colorline in front. But then, I don’t think I ever saw a 69 Pea Picker anyway.
I must not be the only one who thinks they remember these because one dealer, BicycleHeaven, had so many requests for them that they made a few batches. These were expensive and are long gone.
I can’t find any information about these tires at all, not even any ads. Schwinn ads are scarce anyway, wonder why?
I know I’m not thinking about the Goodyear, (I think), Grasshopper full color tires. Those were something altogether different. Wearing those on your bike could get you a punch in the nose, too sissy.
Any information on the 16” colorline tires would be appreciated.
I could swear that I remember seeing some colorline 16”front tires on a couple of local Krates in my neighborhood around 1969-1970. I think us kids even talked about how Krates looked weird with only one tire being colored and the other being black wall.
I also think I remembered some front color lines in Schwinn ads in magazines like Boys Life at that time.
These memories are so ingrained that it seemed strange to me when I didn’t see any of these when I joined this forum.
Maybe they were a dealer option? Maybe an aftermarket product by Goodyear, Carlisle or Dunlop?
Redline tires were available on some bikes back then and were pretty cool. After all Jaguar XKE’s and Hot Wheels had redlines, right?
Redlines would have been easy to get since Murray, (Sears, JC Penney), had them on their bikes.
But I recall orange and yellow lines that matched the rear Slik colors pretty well. The tread pattern was the same as the Superiors.
I never saw a Pea with a colorline in front. But then, I don’t think I ever saw a 69 Pea Picker anyway.
I must not be the only one who thinks they remember these because one dealer, BicycleHeaven, had so many requests for them that they made a few batches. These were expensive and are long gone.
I can’t find any information about these tires at all, not even any ads. Schwinn ads are scarce anyway, wonder why?
I know I’m not thinking about the Goodyear, (I think), Grasshopper full color tires. Those were something altogether different. Wearing those on your bike could get you a punch in the nose, too sissy.
Any information on the 16” colorline tires would be appreciated.