Installed my last set of Conti 5000TL tires, which are very, very hard to mount to my wheels, and right after finishing, noticed the rear was on backwards. I pointed that out to my riding buddies, saying it was costing me at least 5 watts. In practice, I'm not sure it makes any difference at all. I ran it that way until it was done.
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Ron - Tucson, AZ