While checking my bike today I noticed my rear tire is starting to show more visual wear then the front tire.
I had planned on rotating the front to the rear, and the rear to the front. Got me wondering if I should have rotated them sooner so i did a little reading.
From what I read from the experts, you should not rotate your tires? Here is what http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-rotation.html says..
How is having a little less tread on my rear going to cause it to blow when it is moved to the front? Would it not be better to have the rear up front where it will have less weight, less strain with the drive train?
I do understand if a tire is going to blow better to have the rear, but if I move the more worn tire to the front and the less worn tire to the rear don't I better eliminate any chance of a blow out?
I had planned on rotating the front to the rear, and the rear to the front. Got me wondering if I should have rotated them sooner so i did a little reading.
From what I read from the experts, you should not rotate your tires? Here is what http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-rotation.html says..
His reason is that it is more safe to have the better tire on front and less of a chance of a tire blow out.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!
How is having a little less tread on my rear going to cause it to blow when it is moved to the front? Would it not be better to have the rear up front where it will have less weight, less strain with the drive train?
I do understand if a tire is going to blow better to have the rear, but if I move the more worn tire to the front and the less worn tire to the rear don't I better eliminate any chance of a blow out?