Sheldon recommends exactly what Patrick Moore described.
/Well-meaning cyclists, even some mechanics who don't know any
better, sometimes try to deal with this by swapping tires, putting
the less worn front tire on the back wheel, and moving the
worn-but-usable rear tire to the front. The idea is to equalize the
wear on the two tires, but //*this is a serious mistake, don't do
it!*///
//
/The only time tire rotation is appropriate on a bicycle is when you
are replacing the rear tire. If you feel like taking the trouble,
and use the same type of tire front and rear, you should move the
front tire to the rear wheel, and install the new tire in front. /
//
/The reason for this is that the front tire is much more critical
for safety than the rear, so you should have the more reliable tire
on the front. /
//
/If you have a blowout, if it is on the rear tire, you have a very
good chance of bringing the bike to a controlled stop. If your front
tire blows, you can lose steering control, and a crash is a real
possibility. /
On 02/15/2017 01:31 PM, Eric Norris wrote:
The great Sheldon Brown recommends rotating tires when the rear tire
is replaced:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire-rotation.html
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On Feb 15, 2017, at 8:59 AM, Patrick Moore <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Time for a new one! One recommended practice is to rotate the
relatively fresh front tire to the rear, and put the new one on the
front, thus ensuring that the tire whose condition is most important
to safety is always at the front.
But good for you for getting in all those miles!
On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 5:00 PM, LeahFoy <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I am no bike mechanic, as the following photos will prove. But I
do check things out and (mostly) notice when things are wrong,
honest! I bought my bike in late 2012 from RBW headquarters, and
I don't get to ride as much as a lot of you folks, so I thought I
was doing alright with the tire tread. I have a fendered bike,
and I now know that YOU MUST NOT EVALUATE YOUR BACK TIRE SOLELY
BY LOOKING AT YOUR FRONT TIRE.
I was sitting cross-legged, waiting for the boys to be dismissed
from school. Imagine my shock. The first photo shows the
deceptive angle in which I thought all was well. The second
reveals the painful truth. It would be a looonnngggg trek pushing
that bike uphill loaded with school stuff. To the bike shop I go,
in the morning!
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