Elite 3 tread groove direction
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Elite 3 tread groove direction
I mistanely posted to the wrong place with this previously. But, I could use some help here anyway.
I just received my Elite 3's and was looking them over real good. What I noticed though is that the run direction arrows have the grooves running in opposite directions for the front and rear tire. I would like to hear from anyone running the Elite 3's on their bike to see if their tread grooves run the same direction front and rear. I'm referring to the grooves that run to the outside of the tire to channel the water away.
The way I'm seeing it on these is the front grooves run from the center towards the front of the bike, but the rear grooves run from the center towards the rear of the bike. Is this right? I'm wondering if the directional arrows are wrong on one tire?
I just received my Elite 3's and was looking them over real good. What I noticed though is that the run direction arrows have the grooves running in opposite directions for the front and rear tire. I would like to hear from anyone running the Elite 3's on their bike to see if their tread grooves run the same direction front and rear. I'm referring to the grooves that run to the outside of the tire to channel the water away.
The way I'm seeing it on these is the front grooves run from the center towards the front of the bike, but the rear grooves run from the center towards the rear of the bike. Is this right? I'm wondering if the directional arrows are wrong on one tire?
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RE: Elite 3 tread groove direction
I see several people have looked. Well the deed is done, and I hope their directional arrows were correct. I took a short ride after I had everything back on and buttoned up. I am impressed so far with the feel of these tires. I didn't want to push them too much until I have put some miles on them and scuffed the surface good. They really make the bike feel planted and straight. The rear Dunlop 402 I took off had worn flat across, and it felt a bit loose when you lean into a turn. It really wasn't, but the transition from the flat surface to the rounded edge didn't feel right.
I used to get the same feeling on my old ACE-T with the radials. They would wear a flat strip about 3" wide, and after a while you could feel that transition from flat to rounded edge. I cured that problem by going to some Bridgestone bias ply tires. I wish Bridgestone would make some for our touring bikes. They make some 130/90-16's but they are rated too low for the weight ratings we need.
I used to get the same feeling on my old ACE-T with the radials. They would wear a flat strip about 3" wide, and after a while you could feel that transition from flat to rounded edge. I cured that problem by going to some Bridgestone bias ply tires. I wish Bridgestone would make some for our touring bikes. They make some 130/90-16's but they are rated too low for the weight ratings we need.
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