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Public Forums => The Garage => Topic started by: warnerwh on December 18, 2008, 11:00:43 PM

Title: What's the difference between a front tire and a rear tire?
Post by: warnerwh on December 18, 2008, 11:00:43 PM
Looking to get a new front and the 120/80/17 seems to be listed as a rear tire in at least 2 brands.  If there's a functional difference I'd appreciate knowing it.  Thanks
Title: Re: What's the difference between a front tire and a rear tire?
Post by: TLRam1 on December 18, 2008, 11:09:53 PM
The forces a tire is made to endure are different.

One is made for stopping (front) and the other is made for pushing (rear) the bike. A rear tire on the front is reversed when stopping where a majority of weight/force from the bike is. Some tires are non-directional where it would not matter. 

Other differences will be tread pattern for water, many rear tires do not a groove in the middle.
Title: Re: What's the difference between a front tire and a rear tire?
Post by: hootmon on December 19, 2008, 06:49:26 AM
Terry;
   Always the Smartee.. Good info.
Title: Re: What's the difference between a front tire and a rear tire?
Post by: TLRam1 on December 19, 2008, 11:55:28 AM
Quote from: hootmon on December 19, 2008, 06:49:26 AM
Terry;
   Always the Smartee.. Good info.


Haha....if only I were!  :-P :-P
Title: Re: What's the difference between a front tire and a rear tire?
Post by: warnerwh on December 19, 2008, 01:07:07 PM

Thanks for the answer.  Makes sense now.
Title: Re: What's the difference between a front tire and a rear tire?
Post by: hootmon on December 19, 2008, 03:37:21 PM
I think this may have been posted before, but since we are bringing up tires...

Click on this link to see a very detailed explaination of tire wear and how it happens and what it means.

http://www.rattlebars.com/valkfaq/tirewear/ (http://www.rattlebars.com/valkfaq/tirewear/)
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