Pink wall tires - Where to find??

[ratina]

I saw a thread on here a while back where someone built a girls bike that had pinkwall tires, I've searched forever and cant find it on here, and cant find anything on yahoo search either. Anyone know where I can find some pinkwall balloon tires for my girlfriends bike? Also need a pink/black or pink/white seat. Electras site has nothing.

 

[ratina]

Ok I found a couple of threads incase anyone else is looking, still dont know where to buy them though

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=12465&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=pink&start=15

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6422&p=65903&hilit=pink#p65903

 

[sensor]

i know electra made them a few years back....also memory lane used to have them listed(just looked and theyre not listed any longer) only other thing id suggest is ask where those in the links you posted came from...

 

[ratina]

Thanks for the reply. I did send pm's to those who have them asking for brand names and where they got them

 

[Philphine]

maybe make your own?

i'm on a rollerskate forum and just recently found out people dye urethane rollerskate wheels with rit dye and seem real happy with the results. maybe it would work on a white wall too. maybe experiment with an old one to see if it works and how much dye it takes to get the shade you want.

 

[Wildcat]

I'm going to try white acrylic paint on a set of tires to see how that works for whitewalls. If it works, any color they make will work also. I'll post up a pic in a few days.

 

[ratina]

maybe make your own?

i'm on a rollerskate forum and just recently found out people dye urethane rollerskate wheels with rit dye and seem real happy with the results. maybe it would work on a white wall too. maybe experiment with an old one to see if it works and how much dye it takes to get the shade you want.

Sounds interesting, what is rit dye though? Where can I get it?

 

[deorman]

Fabric dye, lots of grocery and drug stores carry it.

 

[Philphine]

you can get it pretty much anywhere. it's clothing dye. it gets called rit dye 'cause it's the main brand name (kinda like all gelatin deserts get called jell-o)

here's one link from there with the basics. you can search around for more if you want.
http://www.skatelogforum.com/forums/sho ... ght=dyeing

 

[yyzmec]

Electra made them a cpl of years back...i bought a set for my wife they fadedout after awhile....found someBrillo color spray...in a rattle can...it is a leather coloring...designed for leather vinyl and plastic....seems to work well....just was a pain masking it.

 

[B607]

Wouldn't any search for pink accessories naturally be started in San Francisco? :wink: Gary

 

[Wildcat]

I freehanded this old black 1 3/8 tire to see how the acrylic paint worked. My hand isn't as steady as it used to be, but it worked. The paint seems to adhere well. It helps to have a ridge on the tire to use as a guide as you paint, unless you want to mask off the tire. Also, the little nubs on the tires should be taken off, I didn't do it with this tire but should have.

 

[siberian]

all pink is Halo Twin Rail tire
http://www.spadout.com/p/halo-twin-rail-tire/

if you need pink wall only try to find LYRA marking spray, various colors (incl. pink), cheap (about 15US$)and good for resin.

 

[Philphine]

did anyone ever try the rit dye thing? i'm wanting either redline, red wall, or all red tires and have some white walls i can experiment with.

 

[udallcustombikes]

My LBS told me that you could dye grips with rit and then proceded to sell me a set of white (silicone?) grips. The rit did nothing for them.

 

[chimichanga]

I'm trying for find some like these myself

 

[ratina]

^ wow those might even be cooler!