Eric • Francois
Whitewalls were a sign of affluence among the very young...as I remember it.
I have somewhere a few images of some very overly colorful bikes..if I dare call the that yellow tires red tires all white tires and the like,.
Fairfax CA is Home to the Marin Museum of Bicycling and the Mountain Bike Hall Of Fame.
People here are bike crazy as fairly well illustrated by this image of the annual "biketoberfest" which celebrates bikes and beer...
these were about a third of the bicyles which were "parked" at the event....
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51804801107_3ace70a062_b.jpg)