Tyre direction
06-10-20, 05:34 AM
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Tyre direction
Just had a a mechanic round to fit two very difficult tyres. Just notice the back tyre has the arrow facing backwards rather than forward. Is it a big deal ? I heard it is just for water displacement
they are continental travel contact tyres
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental...ire-road-tyre/
they are continental travel contact tyres
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental...ire-road-tyre/
06-10-20, 05:44 AM
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Just had a a mechanic round to fit two very difficult tyres. Just notice the back tyre has the arrow facing backwards rather than forward. Is it a big deal ? I heard it is just for water displacement
they are continental travel contact tyres
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental...ire-road-tyre/
they are continental travel contact tyres
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental...ire-road-tyre/
My OCD would prevent me riding it this way however
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06-10-20, 08:10 AM
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I think that your mechanic did it correctly.
Way back when, I read somewhere that was the preferred tire tread orientation to provide better traction for the rear wheel, easier rolling and better water displacement for the front wheel. I don't know how old you are, but you might not have been born yet when I read that.
Personally, I suspect I'm like Amt0571. I install my personal bike ires whichever way I think looks best. For practical purposes, other than mountain biking over big rocks, I think that it's real easy to overstate the importance of bicycle tire tread.
Way back when, I read somewhere that was the preferred tire tread orientation to provide better traction for the rear wheel, easier rolling and better water displacement for the front wheel. I don't know how old you are, but you might not have been born yet when I read that.
Personally, I suspect I'm like Amt0571. I install my personal bike ires whichever way I think looks best. For practical purposes, other than mountain biking over big rocks, I think that it's real easy to overstate the importance of bicycle tire tread.
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06-10-20, 08:28 AM
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I think that your mechanic did it correctly.
Way back when, I read somewhere that was the preferred tire tread orientation to provide better traction for the rear wheel, easier rolling and better water displacement for the front wheel. I don't know how old you are, but you might not have been born yet when I read that.
Personally, I suspect I'm like Amt0571. I install my personal bike ires whichever way I think looks best. For practical purposes, other than mountain biking over big rocks, I think that it's real easy to overstate the importance of bicycle tire tread.
Way back when, I read somewhere that was the preferred tire tread orientation to provide better traction for the rear wheel, easier rolling and better water displacement for the front wheel. I don't know how old you are, but you might not have been born yet when I read that.
Personally, I suspect I'm like Amt0571. I install my personal bike ires whichever way I think looks best. For practical purposes, other than mountain biking over big rocks, I think that it's real easy to overstate the importance of bicycle tire tread.
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06-10-20, 09:11 AM
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Big long run-on sentence coming up..... <grin>
If this is for a bike ridden on paved surfaces and you feel the idea of having tread patterns favor your riding environment, then why wouldn't you want the tire oriented to rotate in the direction the manufacturer thought best for traction and possibly displacement of water ponding on the road?
If this is for a bike ridden on paved surfaces and you feel the idea of having tread patterns favor your riding environment, then why wouldn't you want the tire oriented to rotate in the direction the manufacturer thought best for traction and possibly displacement of water ponding on the road?
06-10-20, 10:31 AM
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Fortunately bike tire tread is unnecessary so the direction arrow is useless. Bike tires cannot hydroplane because of the shape of it's foot print.
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06-10-20, 12:12 PM
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Water displacement is not a thing for bicycle tires. However tire directionality can be a thing for traction and braking
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