I put my wife's tire on backwards...
03-01-13, 05:49 PM
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I'd tread lightly about it.
03-01-13, 05:49 PM
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No, and everything should be fine.
I have a SSFG with a flip/flop hub and I haven't had any problems running the directional rear tire either way. Of course, I don't have the power in my legs or go fast enough to damage anything.
I believe Michelin when they say tread on a bike tire is just to make the customer comfortable (not taking dirt and knobs into consideration) and I suspect the same of directional arrows.
I have a SSFG with a flip/flop hub and I haven't had any problems running the directional rear tire either way. Of course, I don't have the power in my legs or go fast enough to damage anything.
I believe Michelin when they say tread on a bike tire is just to make the customer comfortable (not taking dirt and knobs into consideration) and I suspect the same of directional arrows.
03-01-13, 05:57 PM
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You could just "fix" it when she isn't looking. If it's a road tire, it won't matter either way as any tread is useless on pavement.
03-01-13, 06:49 PM
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03-01-13, 09:17 PM
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If the Wife asks, use the rocket scientist answer:
Newton's Third Law of Motion: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction...bike moves forward, the tire's threads roll backward.
Newton's Third Law of Motion: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction...bike moves forward, the tire's threads roll backward.
03-01-13, 11:47 PM
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I put my wife's tire on upside down and she never noticed.
03-02-13, 07:03 AM
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Now that you've told us all that you did it, I'm going to say that you should replace it immediately.
Otherwise, if she were to crash and die, you'll be accused of planning her demise by sabotaging her bike.
Otherwise, if she were to crash and die, you'll be accused of planning her demise by sabotaging her bike.
03-02-13, 08:14 AM
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03-02-13, 10:33 AM
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I suspect its actually a plot by the OP because - the wife is actually a faster cyclist than he is!
03-04-13, 02:06 PM
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Completely ok. In fact, that is a common mounting position called the "reverse cowgirl", and is often done to improve traction, especially in conjunction with a rigid fork.
03-04-13, 05:39 PM
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I took some old knobby tires off my wifes bike and they had direction arrows pointing different for front or rear installation. Just claim that the arrow on her tire is supposed to either point to the center of the bike or away from it (whichever applies). Then state that department store bikes have arrows pointing both directions but upper level tires assume the installer knows what they are doing.
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It depends on whether it was the front or back? I don't believe you've said, have you?
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03-05-13, 12:14 AM
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Here it is... It will either make a difference to her quality of ride or it won't. if the tire is directional and the directionality is meaningful, change it. Otherwise it makes no difference. Either way tell her. If you can't tell her this...get a divorce.
03-05-13, 06:25 AM
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Ok, so I would secretly remove, reverse, replace, or perform a "bead adjustment," yeah, that's it, a bead adjustment, cuz I read on BF that the beads are important ...
Honey, I just made your bike a lot safer!
Honey, I just made your bike a lot safer!