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Old 05-09-17 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 09box
To make a long story short, I bought a set of 700x28 Hutchinson Nitros cheap off Nashbar for road use on my Nashbar CX bike. One of them developed a puncture in it. I still have one left and a I found a Schwalbe Road Plus in 700x28 very local on Craigslist for cheap. I don't want to waste the Nitro and have always wanted to try out a Schwalbe tire. Would there be any issue running the Nitro on the front and the Road Plus in the back?
The subtle weight difference will cause a gyroscopic precession of inertia and eventually after a few miles the rear tire will pass the front.
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