Dan_Trials Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 I'm sure this has been discussed before, I did search but couldn't find anything. Just fitting a Minion on the rear wheel and looking at it I'd say it would be better for trials run against the suggested rotation due to the ramped and un-ramped edges on the tread blocks. Just wondering if any one else had done this and what their findings were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 Yep - ignore the directional arrow on all tyres and work out the best rotation direction for your own needs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 The arrows are only there for water displacement so do what adam said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials hoe Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 i asked this same thing a while back, tried it and all i found was it had a bit more rolling resistance. no other benefit than that, but it was a super tacky high roller so grip was never going to be an issue anyway haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 As Adam said, work out the best rotation direction for trials. (i often run tyres the wrong way) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HippY Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 As a guy from a motorbike background ( if you wear your tyres backwards they get worn out 10x sooner) I am not sure if this thread is filled with a strange trick or with irony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Trials Posted June 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 Ok thanks for the replies lads. Yeah I was aware that the direction arrows are for the tyre's original intended use - going fast over slippery terrain, but I looked on Tarty Bikes and saw that the bikes fitted with Maxxis tyres on the rear have the yellow Maxxis logo on the drive side, which would be as the suggested rotation. Then I figured this may be due to the person responsible for assembling the bike having to follow certain regulations. I had just removed a High Roller funny enough. I guess you would find higher rolling resistance the wrong way due to it's design! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 As a guy from a motorbike background ( if you wear your tyres backwards they get worn out 10x sooner) I am not sure if this thread is filled with a strange trick or with irony. Yeah, Adam was trying to trick people into running them the wrong way so they'd wear out 10x sooner and people would buy more tyres. Gotta think of the £££'s. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Trials Posted June 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 As a guy from a motorbike background ( if you wear your tyres backwards they get worn out 10x sooner) I am not sure if this thread is filled with a strange trick or with irony. Ah to make me buy more tyres sooner? Nah, Adam once did him self out of a better sale to make sure I got the best part for my needs, top bloke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HippY Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 Yeah, Adam was trying to trick people into running them the wrong way so they'd wear out 10x sooner and people would buy more tyres. Gotta think of the £££'s. Probably it is just me, that I spent too much time on motorbike forums, that I got suspicious of these things I am aware that Adam does not want to trick anyone ( he helped me quite few times) but as a first read it is strange for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 Probably it is just me, that I spent too much time on motorbike forums, that I got suspicious of these things I am aware that Adam does not want to trick anyone ( he helped me quite few times) but as a first read it is strange for me Yeah but on a motorbike you probably manage hundreds of miles a week but my trials bike probably sees about ten miles a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezmtber Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Bikes don't have Tyre damaging horsepower. Most tyres are designed to have liw rolling resistance in the forward direction and loads of brake grip in the backwards direction, Switch that round and you can often give better drive grip in loose conditions, but you loose grip in reverse, so it may loose grip when hanging of the edge of a wall or climing a steep rock. That my theory ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 thats why i use holy rollers,doesnt matter in which direction they point. or do those little ramps at the side knobs have any advantage? i didnt notice anything and had them on both ways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraPalmer Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 I´m running my rear TryAll the wrong way - started around 2004 or whenever they came out and the Cousts were doing that - I have forgotten what so good about it, so I more or less do it for traditional reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 I tried running my tryall mod tyre the wrong way round, but general analness and OCD got the better of me and it went back on the right way 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdubz Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 My front tyre often ends up the wrong way round depending on whether i am concentrating when i put my front wheel in after the bike jas been in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 The way I always put tyres on is to have the rear hook onto obstacles stopping you from rolling backwards, opposite for the front. This usually gives more rolling resistance for the rear but the front should be facing the "correct" way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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