Originally Posted by
Smaug1
TI have one buddy that rotates tires. He wears out a rear, moves the front to the rear, then puts a new one on the front. That's too much work for me though.
That is considered most effective technology for getting maximum value from your tires. It takes 20 minutes to do that (compared to 10 minuets to install a tire) and it guarantees you always have the best tire on the front, where it is most important for cornering traction and the worst place to have a sudden flat. I've been doing this since I switched to clinchers in 1998.