Thread: flip/flop hub,tire rotation?
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Old 06-03-19, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by BicycleBicycle
But one thing that you will FOR SURE notice will be increased wear when riding it the "wrong" way.
Tires are not unidirectional unless the tread is asymmetrically "facing" one direction.
This means that regardless of how well they implement the above properties, they will 4sure wear fast more in one direction than the other.
Might be true for MTB tires that have very specific tread for front and back usage, but not for your typical road/urban tire.
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