Originally Posted by
genejockey
If anyone asks, just tell them you use a narrower rear tire to allow it to ride in the front tire's slipstream. They'll either look at you like you're crazy, or nod sagely as if that made sense.
I used to screw with newbies before disc brakes by putting the front skewer in backwards. When new Bicycling mag reading new guys would point out that my lever was on the wrong (right) side, I’d tell them that it was to direct the air flow past the derailleurs and front chainrings. More than one person asked if I was afraid my wheel was going to fall off since the skewer was in backwards.