do you rotate your tires
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do you rotate your tires
my back tire has a serious flat spot on the center of my tire and the front not so much...just wondering how many of you rotate or just get a new back tire
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Never rotate: It's vital to have your front tyre be the better one. Why would you want to place the flat-spotted, worn-out tyre in charge of steering and emergency braking? Never put your old rear on the front.
When my rear tyre needs replacing, I usually take the front tyre and move it to the back. That way, I always have as fresh a front tyre as possible.
When my rear tyre needs replacing, I usually take the front tyre and move it to the back. That way, I always have as fresh a front tyre as possible.
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Nope... as I seem to even wear front to rear but if I cut, flat spotted or otherwise damaged the rear then yes, I would.
I do have a friend who does this ^ since he wears rear much faster. He does get quite a bit more mileage out of the front after its been moved to the rear.
I do have a friend who does this ^ since he wears rear much faster. He does get quite a bit more mileage out of the front after its been moved to the rear.
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Tires can be had for cheap. Rotating the bad tire to the front is foolhardy and unsafe. Rotating the front to the back and getting new tires for just the front is just time you could spend riding. But if you are cheap, do it.
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Ok.. thanks ... many good points were made.. front to the rear and new front it is
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Seems like too much hassle to rotate. I just replace it.
I have to agree with having a good tire in the front. Wouldn't want that one blowing out.
I have to agree with having a good tire in the front. Wouldn't want that one blowing out.
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I have sometimes run about 800 miles on a set then did a rotation. As long as the rear is still very good no issues then I will. Then I run them till they are done. My thinking is on my bike with Vreds or Kenda Ironcl tires, these are still almost new at 800. This gives me a little more even wear and I replace both then.
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Front tire typically lasts 3 times as long as the rear, unless you're the king of wheelies, in which case the front tire would last about 6-9 times as long.
You can move the front to the rear every time or every other time.
You can move the front to the rear every time or every other time.
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remember...when rotating you cross the two fronts when moving them to the rear and move the rear straight forward......i do this atleast every 3k or when i get my oil changed. Now do you have a cycling question?
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someone said tires are cheap? lately i've been shelling out more money on tires than any other gizmo or gadget. this is getting pretty annoying. i am thinking of changing over to gatorskins. tossing a $50 tire a week is not cheap.
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Never rotate, always have the best tire up front. If you need to replace your rear tire put the new tire up front and the tire that was up front on the rear.
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If you are tossing a tire a week, cheap tires or not, it will be expensive. And yeah, you are doing it wrong!
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I tried moving my back tire to the front, but then my chain was the wrong length and it wouldn't reach.
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yeah, i know it's expensive. i have thrown some tires off the rim lately; but i've also cut the sidewalls on multiple tires in a short span of time. i ride in a very urban area.