Comments on: Ask the Expert Bike Tech: Flat Spots on Tires http://lovingthebike.com/cycling-tips-and-information/ask-the-expert-bike-tech-flat-spots-on-tires Wed, 22 May 2013 04:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Anello Grande http://lovingthebike.com/cycling-tips-and-information/ask-the-expert-bike-tech-flat-spots-on-tires/comment-page-1#comment-8169 Anello Grande Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:59:00 +0000 http://lovingthebike.com/?p=6631#comment-8169 I don’t believe it’s anything more then normal wear. All my road bike tires square off on the rear. The softer the compound, the faster the wear. It wears that way more so on the rear because the majority of the forces on the tire are to propel the bike and rider forward. The front tire has les weight on it, as well as taking care of more turning duties. Over and under inflation are great excuses to put blame on the user and not on the manufacturer. But truth is, if they developed tires that didn’t square off, they would be terrible to corner on.

In order for rotation to work properly, the average rider would have to rotate about twice a month or more. Once you have a hint of a square top, it’s dangerous to swap the front and rear tire.
http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-rotation.html

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