I just got a set of MTB tires for riding trails. They have this tread pattern.
Generally in my experience, my road tires have an arrow indicated the proper rotational orientation. These tires do not have an indicator.
How would you recommend I mount them for my use case?
Thank you.
by manofmystry
12 Comments
There should be a arrow on the side wall showing the direction
Any tires without a rotation indicator aren’t worth mounting. That being said I’d mount them with the arrow facing the direction of travel.
My pure insinct is the that the triangle in the middle should be pointing towards the direction of rotation
My support is this bike here
https://share.google/4snvKV4YgYvTTI9Xk
See how the edge shapes are the orientation where the wide end is facing the direction of rotation
for the rear wheel you want the flat side of the center triangle to dig in when climbing. for the front wheel you want the side nubs to catch when you lean, so I would do that one opposite. also tell us what make and model they are.
My 2 cents, you run both in the same direction front and rear. In the olden days when there were different tires for front and rear, the one with arrows were for the front and the one with blocks were on the back.
Case in point, the classic Panaracer Smoke and Dart.
That’s gone away for the most part and the tires are designed to do dual duty wherever they are placed.
You’ll be fine, OP! Hope you have many rides and really get into it!
Maybe tell us what tires they are. Then we can do what you could easily do yourself and look them up for you.
Pointy tip of the arrow forward.
I would say if they do not have a direction marker then they can be mounted either way. But not sure I would use a tire without a direction marker on the side, personally.
Arrow in direction or rotation at the front and opposite way round for the rear.
Chevrons face forward if used as a front tire. You can experiment with direction on the rear, but probably keep them the same.
Nearly triangular knobs pointing in the direction of rotation will give you slightly faster rolling and more braking traction. The opposite way on the back tire will give a bit more pedaling traction. It’s a pretty subtle change though. Matters way less than what tire, what pressure or what terrain.
Not heavy enough to matter.
Put em on and send it. 🤙