Road Cycling - Tires wearing unevenly...any ideas?

I have colored tires and I noticed that they're wearing unevenly. The color is more faded on one side than the other. Has anyone else had this happen?

I wonder if it's from having the loads in my panniers not equally balanced.

More likely the crown in the road. Most roads are sloped lightly from a high center toward low shoulders, since your bike rides upright, the tires wear unevenly.

If I weren't so anal about having my tire label aligned with my valve stem on the drive side of the bike, I'd reverse roatation every 300 - 400 miles to get even wear on my road bike. ;)

I get uneven tire wear also. It is because of the roads and the way they are designed. Rotating might work, I haven't tried it actually. I got some Specialized Turbo's with kevlar in them, and they are a really sturdy tire and seem to be resisting wear and tear very well. I've only put a couple hundred on them so far though.

oh, i thought most tires were unidirectional....
at least that is what i would assume from the grooves/channels/siping/whatever you want to call it, on the tire.

the tire could be seated badly in the rim.

I suck at getting them on evenly.

You could try to throw an occasional left turn into your route.... just kidding!

:D ha ha...I could also practice riding at an angle. :lol:

The one-sided wear, as stated by others, is due to the crown or slope of the roads on which you ride. Very few road tires are truly directional, due to contruction or tread pattern, so it is O.K. to rotate tires. Keep the best tire on the front. And you can re-install your front wheel from left-to-right, to even the wear on it.