Is it just me or if you flip it around isn’t it exactly the same?
ryapeter on
Arrow probably hide as triangle
Dartmonkemainman1 on
Left and right so id hate to say it but that tread…goes light..
Sambarbadonat on
Yes.
OriginalPlace7794 on
Looking at the top of the tire the arrow always points forward 👍👍
AfraidofReplies on
From the perspective of this photo, I would assume that it’s currently facing photo. Basically, if your hand was the front fork, and your body the rest of the bike, it would be in the correct direction as.
PossibleProgressor on
So that you can ready the writing on the Side properly ?
Nashvillebitch on
Forward.
Unless you are trying to ride your bike backwards.
Then, it’s backwards.
JG-at-Prime on
That’s a super classic design that is over 40 years old. That’s the tire design that came on my vintage Giant Mountain bike. Ive gone out of my way to replace them with the same design each time.
After much experimenting I ran them opposing each other. The spade on the bottom of the rear wheel points backwards so that the tire digs into the ground when force is applied.
The front wheel is opposite because most of the stopping force comes from the front wheel, I run them with the spades pointing forwards in the front wheel. Because I want the tire to dig into the ground when I’m braking.
Does it make me feel like I’m “doing something” yup.
Yes it does.
Does it actually make the bike perform any better?
Probably not.
But that’s what I do.
RealityEfficient1569 on
No arrows means either way
goshua_jolliver on
When the tire pressure is high you mostly run on that uninterrupted center strip. It means they run quiet ans are supposed to be “mtb” tires that functions well on the road. They aren’t super performance bikes don’t stress it
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It doesn’t matter
Is it just me or if you flip it around isn’t it exactly the same?
Arrow probably hide as triangle
Left and right so id hate to say it but that tread…goes light..
Yes.
Looking at the top of the tire the arrow always points forward 👍👍
From the perspective of this photo, I would assume that it’s currently facing photo. Basically, if your hand was the front fork, and your body the rest of the bike, it would be in the correct direction as.
So that you can ready the writing on the Side properly ?
Forward.
Unless you are trying to ride your bike backwards.
Then, it’s backwards.
That’s a super classic design that is over 40 years old. That’s the tire design that came on my vintage Giant Mountain bike. Ive gone out of my way to replace them with the same design each time.
After much experimenting I ran them opposing each other. The spade on the bottom of the rear wheel points backwards so that the tire digs into the ground when force is applied.
The front wheel is opposite because most of the stopping force comes from the front wheel, I run them with the spades pointing forwards in the front wheel. Because I want the tire to dig into the ground when I’m braking.
Does it make me feel like I’m “doing something” yup.
Yes it does.
Does it actually make the bike perform any better?
Probably not.
But that’s what I do.
No arrows means either way
When the tire pressure is high you mostly run on that uninterrupted center strip. It means they run quiet ans are supposed to be “mtb” tires that functions well on the road. They aren’t super performance bikes don’t stress it
The other way