Originally Posted by cyccommute

I was going to use that as an example but decided not to! When the Smoke came out...long ago...I ran them on both ends. Big mistake! The Smoke would hold on to the ground in a turn or on rocks to the very end and then suddenly break loose, usually leaving me on the ground. It was a very scary front tire. Put a Dart on and the bike goes where you point it. They are still a great tire and they wear like iron.