xtro
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posted September 08, 2007 03:59 PM
am I stupid ??
ok .. i just got my rear tire back ..
I was thinking the arrows on the pilot power should point in the direction of rotation ..
my friend says .. hey .. it says REAR and point rearward ..
I'm thinking .. is this new ?? ever other tire I've seen says direction of rotation .. and points the other way .. towards the front ..
is putting on a tire do fucking hard that the tire dude didn't know this rule ??
on a PP .. does the arrows point to the front or rear of the bike ?
thanks .. but I have to ask now that it is mounted and home .. before I loose it on someone more stupid than me ..
  
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MakennaEllen
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posted September 08, 2007 04:38 PM
The arrows go in the direction of rotation. If you put it on backwards and ride in the rain there is a better chance of hydroplaning because you will be funneling the water tot he center of the tire instead of away from the tire.
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FasterThanStink
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posted September 08, 2007 04:48 PM
Yup. The arrows ALWAYS point to the rotation direction of the tire.
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xtro
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posted September 08, 2007 05:39 PM
that's what I thought .. so .. don't ya think the tire guy at the bike shop might know that too ??
wow .. so they can't remember the ONLY rule of installing tires .. I'm feeling soooo D-#@$% happy to know that I have to take my bike in for stuff ...
do NOT trust people know anything ..
thanks guys .. Bow Cycle in Calgary .. can't even get a tire right
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stevewfl
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posted September 08, 2007 06:31 PM
that is a profound story if Bow Cycle in Calgary truly but that PP tire on backwards.
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nabrxx
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posted September 08, 2007 06:34 PM
Ride the bike backwards....and its mounted correctly.
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xtro
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posted September 08, 2007 06:39 PM
lol .. I'd take pics .. but what's the point ? is it odd to have the sprocket on the left ?? maybe the guy is used to Triumph ?
and ya .. backwards .. see who I pissed off on the way .. lol
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stevewfl
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posted September 08, 2007 06:46 PM
the tire still turns with the arrow pointing the direction on a becakwards triumph :P
this was kewl post!
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posted September 08, 2007 11:50 PM
incompetance i say
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stevewfl
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posted September 09, 2007 04:55 AM
quote:
incompetance i say
dayum right!
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MasterBlaster
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posted September 09, 2007 05:27 AM
The arrow has to do the way the tire is manafactured. The tread overlaps in a scarf, and for the rear the tire is driven so the arrow indicates the direction the scarf is pressed togeather under power. Front the scarf is reversed so it is pressed closed under braking. Thatswhy if you put a rear on the front you need to put the arrow opposite of rotation. Yes in someapplications rears are mounted up front. If they are mounted opposite oftheri normal rotation the generated forces try and rip the scarf open.....TB
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zx14_busakilla
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posted September 09, 2007 06:28 AM
Sounds like that dude had one to many to drank on his lunch break ..lol
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fastest-14
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posted September 09, 2007 07:49 AM
Word of advice...you have been warned by that mechanics ignorance. Don't ever take your bike there again!
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stevewfl
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posted September 09, 2007 05:22 PM
quote:
Word of advice...you have been warned by that mechanics ignorance. Don't ever take your bike there again!
+1
I'd be afraid he may scratch the rims and such. Wow, surely I wouldn't let him change the oil or adjust a chain!
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