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Alpha bite tires?
Just picked up a pair of these Ritchey tan walls off cl for ten bucks a piece. 75% condition. Any opinions on these tires. They look like they will roll fast as they have a continuous centre tread.
Does anybody know what years they were produced?
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They're from the late '90s and were generally intended to be a front tire. The Omega Bite was the rear version of the tire.
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Alpha bite tires?
Thanks. Late 90s and still tan wall eh?
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 Originally Posted by guywitharitchey
Thanks. Late 90s and still tan wall eh?
Came out as early as 95, and as late as 98. Tan wall was an option until 97/98 and then the WCS version went to blue wall. Great front tire. I've heard of running them on the rear but never tried. Hey, for 10 bucks give them a try.
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I seem to remember them being around even earlier, say 92ish. I had a set of Alpha's & Omega's in the WCS red-tred on my bike in either 92 or 93. Decent enough front tire but I think I remember liking the 2.35 Z-Max better up front.
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 Originally Posted by jack lantern
I seem to remember them being around even earlier, say 92ish. I had a set of Alpha's & Omega's in the WCS red-tred on my bike in either 92 or 93. Decent enough front tire but I think I remember liking the 2.35 Z-Max better up front.
You said it, Jack lantern, the 2.35 in the ffront worked great. Plus, I agree, I think the Alphabite was around earlier as well.
Speaking of Omegabites, love that tire. I still have one left nearly new, but last summer a buddy of mine shredded a new I had when he got a flat and decided to still ride through a section. Crap!!!! So, that one is toast now....
Good friction shifting is getting hard to find nowadays....
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I had them in 93. black walls. fast rolling supple but not that good in slippery wet conditions.
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