Originally Posted by
DARKSCOPE001
yes I have considered velo plugs. I went to the lbs and got some velox right before they closed. (had a united way cookout hat to finish up fast to make it ontime)
What I ment by flat spot was if you look at the profile of the tire the rear is starting to become flatter where the tire wears. Not that I left it and it developed a low spot from memory.
Also the rear isnt that much more worn than the front. but I am curious as to why put the fresher up front. why cant you put a slightly more worn tire in the front and put the slightly newer tire in the back to help even out the wear? Just curious. the difference in wear isn really small currently and thats why I wanted to do it. I think I have about 5000 miles on this set of tires. And wanted to milk em a little more till I can get some bills payed off and get maybe a new wheelset too.
Thanks
Sean Scott
I understood what you meant. Freshest rubber still belongs up front.
Reason? That's the tire that you steer with. Flat spots don't lend themselves to handling well. Worn tires are also more likely to flat.... since all of your handling is done up front, if that tire suddenly flats, you could be in trouble. Especially if you're descending or in the middle of a turn or bend.
Bike tires ≠ car tires. The only rotation you should ever do (aside from the rotating the tires naturally do when you're riding) is when you put on one new tire. That new tire goes on the front, and the previous front moves to the back. Some will even debate the usefulness of doing that, but that's what seems to get me the most miles from my rubber.