Originally Posted by
63rickert
Yes. This has been done and is done. On most road bikes handling is improved. Whenever pointed downhill, or when braking hard, or even when cornering, weight is transferred to front. Having more rubber on road in front equals a better steering bike. Whenever a bike has two different size tires the big one goes in front.
Of course you get all these benefits and saddle comfort too if you put a matching big one in back.
good. of course two would be better, but when testing new tires or sizes, better to buy one and see how it works. forums tend to shout about some Fab tire, and it may be so. the downside of course is that it may be worse than what you were using. happened to me, so now i test and see.
wider tires on the front works for me, went from 25mm to 35mm front tire on my touring bicycle and now a world of difference in comfort. changed the back from 25mm to 32mm because that was what was on the shelf. i like to use up all my tires in a logical way. for short trips i don't mind using my road bike with 25mm tires, but eventually even that may change.