Cyclist33
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- Warrington
Hello
After reading Sheldon Brown stuff, and on the advice of my local Dr Bike mechanic, I reversed the direction of my rear semi slick so that the knobs bite into the ground rather than carve through it. That's the theory anyway. I haven't tried it in practice yet... does it make a difference? All bikes I've seen in stores have their tires facing the same way on both front and rear...
I've also switched my front tire back to the Kenda Nevegal it came with, again based on some advice I read on a website that suggested the fat knobbly front would give better steering and pathfinding, while the slimmer semi slick rear would keep rolling resistance down. Does this actually work?
The thing looks a bit daft to me now with this enormous front end and a relatively skinny arse but has anyone else set up like this and can comment?
Thanks in advance
Stu
After reading Sheldon Brown stuff, and on the advice of my local Dr Bike mechanic, I reversed the direction of my rear semi slick so that the knobs bite into the ground rather than carve through it. That's the theory anyway. I haven't tried it in practice yet... does it make a difference? All bikes I've seen in stores have their tires facing the same way on both front and rear...
I've also switched my front tire back to the Kenda Nevegal it came with, again based on some advice I read on a website that suggested the fat knobbly front would give better steering and pathfinding, while the slimmer semi slick rear would keep rolling resistance down. Does this actually work?
The thing looks a bit daft to me now with this enormous front end and a relatively skinny arse but has anyone else set up like this and can comment?
Thanks in advance
Stu