Originally Posted by
andr0id
They're not really. I read somewhere that Conti put arrows on them because they were tired of being swamped with calls from people that asked which way to mount them. Might have been in a Zinn column some time ago.
Don't want to sidetrack the thread, but they have a directional arrow on them, and the tread pattern tapers in one direction. It probably doesn't make any difference in terms of handling/grip, but it looks bad mounted backwards. I'm sure there are other tires that are directional as well. Whether that means anything in reality is another question, but there are tires that are directional
