Tyre Question

[hoppym27]

On Saturday whilst out with the Mrs she got a puncture, I changed the inner tube at the side of the road but I noticed afterwards I had put the tyre on in the opposite way to the 'rotation arrow' on the wheel, does it matter?..I cant just put the wheel the other way, she has disc brakes.

 

[ianrauk]

It matters not one jot. Just leave until you can be bothered to change or change when you have another puncture.

For cycling, direction of a tyre tread means nothing.

 

[vickster]

What tyre?
This was discussed a couple of times recently if you search
Indeed 20 pages here should give you plenty of (conflicting) views
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/tyres-on-the-wrong-way-for-over-two-years.219604/#post-4836768

If concerned, just change it in the comfort of your living room

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Don’t the OCD and pedant gremlins eat you alive knowing the arrow is going the wrong way? How can you live with yourself?

Mods, shut this thread please. It is vile in the extreme.

 

[hoppym27]

Its a Marathon Plus, she will only do up to 30 miles per ride on it, mainly trails and towpaths and only at an average of 9mph at most

 

[ianrauk]

Its a Marathon Plus, she will only do up to 30 miles per ride on it, mainly trails and towpaths and only at an average of 9mph at most

Then as I said. It matters not.

 

[Blue Hills]

I was under the impression that it didn't matter at all on any tyre that is primarily for road or light off road use but that it may be an issue with deep tread tyres for off-road use through mud.

Thankfully for me I pretty much never do the last type of riding so I can relax.

 

[vickster]

Its a Marathon Plus, she will only do up to 30 miles per ride on it, mainly trails and towpaths and only at an average of 9mph at most

Only 30 miles?! That’s lots especially riding through treacle on an M+!!

 

[Globalti]

Style point: Some tyres have a direction arrow so that the logo, if it's only on one side of the tyre (Veloflex for example) appears correctly on the RIGHT side of the bike. It goes without saying that you will align the logo with the valve as required by The Rules.

There's no other reason why a tyre should rotate in one direction as the vestigial tread is only there to make you feel better about the tyre.

 

[si_c]

I've accidentally swapped the direction on the front tyre (in a hurry, not paying attention), figured I'd wait for it to wear out (tyre had already done about 5k mi), that was about 1000mi ago, will probably get around to doing it soon, it irritates me knowing it's the wrong way round.

 

[Ajax Bay]

20 pages here

@vickster - I am honoured that you found my post (#4) on that t(h)read!
Schwalbe say:
"Q: Why are so many treads direction dependant[sic]?
A: In the case of a road tyre the rolling direction is mainly important for aesthetic considerations. Tires marked with arrows simply look more dynamic." (my emboldening).

 

[Slick]

Don’t the OCD and pedant gremlins eat you alive knowing the arrow is going the wrong way? How can you live with yourself?

Mods, shut this thread please. It is vile in the extreme.

Spot on, sends a shiver down my spine just thinking about it.

 

[winjim]

@vickster - I am honoured that you found my post (#4) on that t(h)read!
Schwalbe say:
"Q: Why are so many treads direction dependant[sic]?
A: In the case of a road tyre the rolling direction is mainly important for aesthetic considerations. Tires marked with arrows simply look more dynamic." (my emboldening).

Marathon plus? Dynamic?

 

[Ajax Bay]

"More dynamic" (than without a direction arrow). The arrow allows the rider to see the Marathon +s go round (provided they pedal really gently).

 

[Dan B]

Is the arrow supposed to point forwards when it's at the top of the wheel or when it's at the bottom of the wheel? So many cultural assumptions