tyre rotation.

matt fairclough
matt fairclough Posts: 49
edited May 2013 in MTB workshop & tech
Might sound like a daft question,
but I recently bought a new tyre(shwalbe albert)
which has no arrows on it,
does this mean it is either way rotational?

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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Are you sure. Looks directional to me.
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  • swod1
    swod1 Posts: 1,639
    if there is no direction arrow on the tyre sidewall then you can usually tell with the tread pattern
  • dv69
    dv69 Posts: 19
    It looks like there are separate front and rear versions:
    67us0h.jpg

    Schwalbe MTB tyres are on this page:
    http://www.schwalbe.com/gbl/en/produkte/mtb/produkt/?ID_Einsatzbereich=5&showAllProducts=true
  • thelonegroover
    thelonegroover Posts: 1,073
    Check both sides of the tyre, sometimes the arrow is only on one side.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    alberts are bi directional.

    the front only is just a softer compound IIRC.
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    The 2 pics on the Schwalbe website show a different tread pattern between the 'Front' and the 'front and rear' though neigher look particularly directional so it probably doesn't matter.
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