Using an F tyre on the R - wrong?

ededwards · Mar 26, 2009

Oh course it shows jolly bad taste and marks one down as a declasse rotter, but is there anything wrong with using a front "specific" tyre on the rear? Perhaps just reverse the direction?

I'm of course asking for a 'friend', I'm sure you understand.

cchris2lou · Mar 26, 2009

why not ?

as you say , just change direction .

hamster · Mar 26, 2009

I've never been convinced with a strongly V'd tyre or one with a lengthwise tread (like a Dart) but I'm going to give it a go with a Kona one soon...mainly due to a huge stock of fronts and few rears.

Of course there is the risk of getting blackballed

scant · Mar 26, 2009

I tried a dart on the rear of the bike once, it was sh,t

hamster · Mar 26, 2009

The tread blocks run the wrong way on the Dart, which is why it was useless. My Kona Enter looks quite like a Panaracer Smoke with crosswise blocks, so should work.

mtbfix · Mar 26, 2009

The Secret Compatibility Police shall hear nothing from me... Scant is right about Darts on the back though.

tintin40 · Mar 26, 2009

Depends on the tire. the dart/smoke would most certainly be a set. But other tires?? try and report back :xmas-big-grin:

XCDave · Mar 26, 2009

I used a 2.1 front Velociraptor on the back, the wrong way round, for ages. It was awesome, don't know why. Even in the gloop-fest of Gisburn Forest in late Feb.

hamster · Mar 26, 2009

Smoke was originally sold as a front or rear tyre.

bduc61 · Mar 26, 2009

On the breezers, SMOKE was on the rear , DART in the front, dunno if Smoke was only to be used on rear :cry:

Using an F tyre on the R - wrong?

ededwards

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scant

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tintin40

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