Originally Posted by
WhyFi
Yeah, unless we were talking about gravel/dirt, I'd put the larger on the rear so that I can run a little lower pressure (vs the smaller tire) without increasing the chances of a pinch flat. For gravel/dirt, some prefer the larger tire up front for handling on loose surfaces, iirc.
Yep, that's how I do it on my MTB. Oh the bygone days of the Panaracer Smoke 2.0 on the rear and Dart 2.3 on the front. The Dart just
looked wrong. Handled awesome, but the optics were...strange.