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Old 04-18-06, 07:44 AM
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I think the key element on their site is that it is to increase tire life... and "slightly worn" (not completely worn) This is somewhat reasonable (if you plan to rotate) to do it when the rear is slightly worn rather than waiting until it is about due for replacement.

However, I would opt for other recommendations I have read (I think one was Sheldon Brown's) and not rotate a worn rear tire to the front.

I would have very little problem with leaving a nice slightly worn tire on the front while replacing the rear, even though for a while (until worn) my best tire would be on the rear. I would however not intentionally put the worse tire on front to get a few more miles out of the tires...
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