Wheels

When I first got this bike I knew the wheels needed recoating and now I've started to get them ready.
I had already noted that the tyres were a bit past it...... that was the front tyre that was dated 2002, the rear was a much more vintage 1988! - probably April of that year, an impressive 24 years old and were so stiff I ended up cutting it off the rim.
To think it was riding about the streets less than a year ago.

The rear looks to be in decent condition but the front is fairly poor with lots of flakey paint and alloy corrosion all over it.
I may get them painted rather than powdercoated, apparantly the closest matching colour is 'Skoda' gray though I think a darker grey may look better.