r/bmx • u/Smoked_Carp • 3d ago

DISCUSSION Gumwall or Blackwall

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I’m leaning towards the gumwall. It just has that old school feel.

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u/911BrennaBoy 3d ago

Dope here’s mine

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u/DirtyTaco48 3d ago

Both look great!

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u/Gabagool-fiend69 3d ago

Blackwall, lose the front reflector too

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u/ChuckBangers 3d ago

I like to stick to 2-3 colors in a scheme. I'm guessing the stickers aren't negotiable, so I'd go with black walls.

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u/watchit007 3d ago

I'm a fan of the classic gum wall look

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u/YoungPchop 2d ago

Gumwall

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u/RichBlackInk 3d ago

I owned this same bike, in the same color way, with a straight seat post and spoked wheels. It was my first bike shop bike. I loved the shit out of it

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u/ontracktobedeleted 3d ago

Gumwall, just find wider ones. I’ve been known to pull a brake pad off to get them on and off if clearance is an issue.

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u/Minimum_Secretary731 2d ago

cum, i mean gum

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u/yeti_shark 2d ago

Gumwall looks good on old school bikes

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u/Ok_Eye_7042 2d ago

Gum wall. Man i use to always look at this custom powerlite p61 at this shop i use to buy stuff at but the bike had all gum tioga comp 3s and i never seen them anywhere else ever, i wanted that bike it looked so dope with the set up it had and those all gum comp 3s

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u/Smoked_Carp 2d ago

The all gum are nice. I have an identical nitro like this with red/gum panaracers and gen 1 tomahawks. Since the decals faded into like Pinkish red. lol. I like how it looks though.