Originally Posted by
Bekologist
I am wary of rotating bicycle tires, as the better condition tire should be in front, but i will rotate tires if i'm mounting a new set not near the end of its service cycle, but after 600 miles or so for a burly road tire, 3-400 for a racing tire.
Not sure if I'm misunderstanding you here.
If you put two new tyres on a bike the rear one will wear faster so will need replacing before the front one. When you wear out the rear tyre, put the front tyre on the back and a new tyre on the front, which means the better condition tyre is on the front. So unless I missed something (which is always possible) rotating tyres when one wears out means the better condition tyre is always on the front?