Originally Posted by
johnny99
As far as I know, there is no debate over tire rotation. No one does it, except for the Sheldon Brown method of putting new tires on front wheel and moving the old front tire to the back wheel. Moving the rear tire to the front is always a bad idea.
Umm.... what?
I always rotate my tires to extend life. All you have to do is switch them out at about half the life expectancy of the rear tire. This helps the tires wear evenly and you get a bit more life out of the set. Of course, I only change tires as a set anyways, so it makes sense for me.
Here's the average life of the two tires I've ridden:
Panaracer stradius pro: ~1500 miles
Kenda kriteriums: ~4000 miles