tyres which way round

ram038
ram038 Posts: 187
edited November 2008 in Road beginners
I have just fitted Vittorio Rubino tyres to my bike and bloody hell they were difficult to fit. The tyres have an arrow on the sidewall I presume to show you which way they should be fitted. after fitting said tyres noticed that I fitted the the back one wrong way round. How much willthis affect the handling of the bike? I don't want to take it back off as it was a right bugger to fit. I was out today in the rain and it was playing on my mind that I could come a cropper if grip is not good. Should I re-fit it?

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  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,715
    Won't make a difference. As long as the logos are aligned with the rim stickers and valve, don't worry. ;)
  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    MTB bike tires can be "correct" direction too channel mud, and such. on road tires will be slick so makes no difference.
  • flasher
    flasher Posts: 1,734
    whyamihere wrote:
    Won't make a difference. As long as the logos are aligned with the rim stickers and valve, don't worry. ;)
    roger merriman wrote:
    MTB bike tires can be "correct" direction too channel mud, and such. on road tires will be slick so makes no difference.

    So why do manufacturers bother printing direction indicators on the side-wall?
  • ram038
    ram038 Posts: 187
    Flasher wrote:
    whyamihere wrote:
    Won't make a difference. As long as the logos are aligned with the rim stickers and valve, don't worry. ;)
    roger merriman wrote:
    MTB bike tires can be "correct" direction too channel mud, and such. on road tires will be slick so makes no difference.


    So why do manufacturers bother printing direction indicators on the side-wall?


    My sentiments precisely, they must put those arrows there for a reason, therefore I shall remove and re-fix. Hoping the tyre has expanded and make the job easier..
  • croggy
    croggy Posts: 116
    I've had my Gatorskins on the "wrong" way for over 3000 miles before I realised.I left them that way until they wore out then fitted new ones the "right" way.I couldn't detect any differences.
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,715
    Flasher wrote:
    whyamihere wrote:
    Won't make a difference. As long as the logos are aligned with the rim stickers and valve, don't worry. ;)
    roger merriman wrote:
    MTB bike tires can be "correct" direction too channel mud, and such. on road tires will be slick so makes no difference.

    So why do manufacturers bother printing direction indicators on the side-wall?
    There will be something about the tyres clearing water better on the shoulders when put one way round for cornering grip on the front tyre, or clearing it better when upright for acceleration. It's just marketing though, as any tread makes no difference on a road tyre. Don't worry.
  • sicrow
    sicrow Posts: 791
    I've got Vittorio Rubino's on my winter bike and until I read your post I never knew they had a direction arrow, either I've got them on right or not but I haven't noticed anything :oops:

    but after reading everyone else I'm not going to bother to check
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  • felgen
    felgen Posts: 829
    I thought it was beacuse the rubber was rolled onto the tyre carcass in one direction- so if you were to brake on it with the tyre reversed, in theory you could unpeel the rubber. Could not apply to bike tyres, but definitely applied to go-Kart tyres...
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  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    If you put them on the wrong way round your bike will burst into flames.
    Say... That's a nice bike..
    Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)
  • Roger_This
    Roger_This Posts: 136
    Seen it happen. Tthe guy hadn't even got on the bike, smoke everywhere. He was lucky he was carrying a CO2 pump, otherwise he'd have been a goner. Always, always carry a CO2 pump.

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