hawgs and kryptos

[worldwide]

anyone who has ever owned white hawgs or kryptos knows that they will turn yellow with time. why is this? is it tar contact, or sunlight contact? something else?

[Bushman]

its a combo of dirt, oil mist from the bearings, and good ol sunlight.

[K-Rimes]

Mine are yellowing after only a little while, mind you, I ride them hard in the rain.

[Iron Chef]

Pretty much any white wheel will jaundice on you over time, especially soft ones it seems.

[Anonymous]

thanks, but is the yellow tar or is it the actual plastic?

[Bushman]

the yeller part is part of the wheel urethane. . as you ride, the wheel picks up minute amounts of car oil off the road surface, which is partially absorbed into the 'thane, giving it a slight yeller color.