On Thu, 2009-05-21 at 14:06 -0700, avillage wrote: > Hi, everyone. This might be a bit of a "dumb" question and in the > spirit of "wanting to know more than worrying about looking dumb," > here goes. Does anyone know of any problems with handling or anything > else that would occur if I had a different type or brand of tire on > the rear vs. the front. The reason for my question is that I'm > noticing the expected wear on the rear tire of my Bleriot (love that > bike..I digress) is much greater than the front.
Yes, that's totally normal. What I do is replace the rear with the tire that had been on the front and put a new one on the front. There is, of course, controversy about that (as with everything). > Ultimately, when I > need to replace it, I might try another type of tire. I like the Nifty > Swiftys and I may want to just have some fun and experience something > different. Go for it. Have fun. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---