Originally Posted by
wphamilton
I generally approve of experiments but a couple of questions:
1. What are you testing (ie, "why")
2. Shouldn't you try this first on only the back wheel, for safety reasons?
1. Mostly because I'm curious. I'm curious to see how well an inverted tire will handle on pavement. I'm also curious to see how it will handle when turning/cornering.
2. I agree - I should've installed it on the rear wheel. Because I'm planning on putting the new tire on the front and moving the tire currently on the front (the one that's inverted) to the rear. But it was a PITA to install and it's already mounted and at pressure. I also hate changing the rear tire. I plan on taking it really slow and not going far.
I'm also concerned whether or not the inverted tire in this experiment will be usable when it's flipped back to its normal condition, because I'm planning on putting this tire on the rear after the experiment.