Front tire on backwards
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I bought this bike new. Rotors have never been off. only thing that has changed is tire.
Tire and wheel do not match directions. I can't tell about rotor. But it has been that way for 70k miles
Tire and wheel do not match directions. I can't tell about rotor. But it has been that way for 70k miles
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There is about 30 degrees not visible on each side. I'll look tomorrow.
I was not impressed with craftsman ship of workers putting it together. Tour pack luck was upside down. So I don't rule it out.
But like the tire, the question is, does it matter? It works. Am I missing performance, is a question.
I was not impressed with craftsman ship of workers putting it together. Tour pack luck was upside down. So I don't rule it out.
But like the tire, the question is, does it matter? It works. Am I missing performance, is a question.
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No one cares about your tires or rotors you ignorant dipshit.
You take these tiny framed pictures with no background whatsoever.
You must really be ashamed of your imaginary bike and the **** shed it's parked in.....
You take these tiny framed pictures with no background whatsoever.
You must really be ashamed of your imaginary bike and the **** shed it's parked in.....
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Exact same thing tire and rotors wrong.
if I am going to swap rotors, I should swap brakes pads too.
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When you go to remove the rotors, heat the bolts some with a propane or mapp gas torch to release the loctite, no need to swap pads side to side, but I would pull the pads and clean the pistons and also get the glaze off the pads with a few strokes on sand paper on a flat surface, doesn't take much.
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No experience on this, but I would think the pads would wear to the rotor. Though its not like it is a fine mating surface. So maybe I am overthinking this.
So why do rotor have directions? Over 70k. are they not cooling properly, effectr air flow some how?
So why do rotor have directions? Over 70k. are they not cooling properly, effectr air flow some how?
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Not sure how many miles on the tire, however "flipping" the tire I think would be a bad idea as the tire has established a wear pattern for the direction it has been running, "flipping" it would probably shred the tire running it the direct opposite direction, just like on a car when you rotate the tires, front to back and back to front, not back left to back right (Flipping) would shred the tire.
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Its been ok this long. I am not even sure the rotors are just cosmetic. The tire pattern, may be more than cosmetic, but I just don't ride that hard.
I'll mic the rotors to see, thickness, just due to age.
I'll mic the rotors to see, thickness, just due to age.