Popular Post groupw Posted March 24 Popular Post Share #1 Posted March 24 LBS owner told me of a guy who couldn’t get a tire to seat. He noticed the tire was mounted backwards and tried to warn him. He gave him some song and dance of why he was doing that. Decided he was beyond reason. Seated the tire and got him out of the store in less than a minute! 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 24 Share #2 Posted March 24 7 minutes ago, groupw said: LBS owner told me of a guy who couldn’t get a tire to seat. He noticed the tire was mounted backwards and tried to warn him. He gave him some song and dance of why he was doing that. Decided he was beyond reason. Seated the tire and got him out of the store in less than a minute! That dude sounds unhinged! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted March 24 Share #3 Posted March 24 20 minutes ago, groupw said: LBS owner told me of a guy who couldn’t get a tire to seat. He noticed the tire was mounted backwards and tried to warn him. He gave him some song and dance of why he was doing that. Decided he was beyond reason. Seated the tire and got him out of the store in less than a minute! Some people have to be know it alls all the time and make up stories when things go wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted March 24 Share #4 Posted March 24 7 minutes ago, MickinMD said: Some people have to be know it alls all the time and make up stories when things go wrong. It wasn't a story Mick. It is common in mt biking to run your tires in opposite directions. Which direction would you mount this tire on the rear wheel? Should it spin clockwise or counter clockwise as it is shown. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted March 24 Share #5 Posted March 24 Bit confused, but I am assuming mounting the tire wrong had nothing to do with the seating problem. Yes I know some tires are directional, but I've never dealt with any of them. Wish I could see dinneR's image, but again all I see is a blue square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted March 24 Author Share #6 Posted March 24 I was just having a bit of fun at @dinneR’s expense. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted March 24 Share #7 Posted March 24 20 minutes ago, sheep_herder said: Bit confused, but I am assuming mounting the tire wrong had nothing to do with the seating problem. Yes I know some tires are directional, but I've never felt with any of them. Wish I could see dinneR's image, but again all I see is a blue square. https://www.specialized.com/us/en/purgatory-grid-2bliss-ready-t7/p/173593?color=271582-173593 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted March 24 Share #8 Posted March 24 47 minutes ago, dinneR said: It wasn't a story Mick. It is common in mt biking to run your tires in opposite directions. Which direction would you mount this tire on the rear wheel? Should it spin clockwise or counter clockwise as it is shown. I ran the front tire on my first CX bike backwards at the recommendation of the LBS (my shop) as it had more bite that way for better traction on loose over hard which we have a lot of out here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted March 24 Share #9 Posted March 24 I can hear "whoosh" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted March 24 Share #10 Posted March 24 1 hour ago, sheep_herder said: Bit confused, but I am assuming mounting the tire wrong had nothing to do with the seating problem. Yes I know some tires are directional, but I've never dealt with any of them. Wish I could see dinneR's image, but again all I see is a blue square. Which way would you mount the blue square? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted March 24 Share #11 Posted March 24 Just now, Longjohn said: Which way would you mount the blue square? Most of the time I just ignore it, and square wheels is the only one that would ride it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted March 25 Share #12 Posted March 25 19 hours ago, sheep_herder said: Bit confused, but I am assuming mounting the tire wrong had nothing to do with the seating problem. Yes I know some tires are directional, but I've never dealt with any of them. Wish I could see dinneR's image, but again all I see is a blue square. Surly puts two direction options on their tires. One direction is for speed, the other for traction. I mounted the Specialized tire backward for better traction, not speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 25 Share #13 Posted March 25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 25 Share #14 Posted March 25 20 hours ago, groupw said: He noticed the tire was mounted backwards and tried to warn him. I did that once on my bike. I bitched about it (not caring too much) and someone asked if it was my front wheel - which it was - and I could just flip the quick release and wheel (rim brake). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 25 Share #15 Posted March 25 4 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: I did that once on my bike. I bitched about it (not caring too much) and someone asked if it was my front wheel - which it was - and I could just flip the quick release and wheel (rim brake). I think I have been there and done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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