Originally Posted by
69chevy
The tires will last the same amount if you rotate or not.
If a front tire lasts 3000 miles on the front and 1000 miles on the rear, a front tire with 1000 miles on it will now last 667 miles on the rear.
This means you are now changing your rear tire 33% more often, cutting into your riding time and getting fatter and slower.
Before you know it you are no longer able to ride a road bike and will have to buy an e-bike to keep up with your friends.
Ebikes cost a lot, so now your tire rotating has set you back thousands, your friends laugh at you and all of your KOMs will be flagged for cheating.
Not exactly true. Or maybe not always true. The rotation recommended here prevents the front tire from languishing for years (for a low mileage bike) and possibly suffering dry rot, ozone damage or other age-related damage. Those could cut into the eventual total mileage of the tire.
And before you say anything, yes, I'm reaching!
