Front tire on backwards
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From: Sacto
If the rotors are on the wrong side of the bike and have never been removed from the wheel, and tire rotation arrow is on the wrong side, I am inclined to think the technician installed the tire correctly on your wheel.
You installed the wheel assembly on your bike backwards. The tech did nothing wrong, all on you, good luck.
You installed the wheel assembly on your bike backwards. The tech did nothing wrong, all on you, good luck.
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From: backwoods
If the rotors are on the wrong side of the bike and have never been removed from the wheel, and tire rotation arrow is on the wrong side, I am inclined to think the technician installed the tire correctly on your wheel.
You installed the wheel assembly on your bike backwards. The tech did nothing wrong, all on you, good luck.
You installed the wheel assembly on your bike backwards. The tech did nothing wrong, all on you, good luck.
The direction does not match the valve stem. Look at your manual it will say which side valve stem should be on,when installing wheel on bike
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I wouldn't want to get 20 years out of tire, I wish I was doing 20k every summer though. If you are not getting 20k out of a front tire, you must ride a lot harder than I do.
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In post #6 you state you put the wheel on wrong even though the tech put the tire on backwards.
Hmm.....how did you put it on wrong?
Valve stem to the left?
That would make the ONLY picture you put up correct in showing the left rotor........
That would put the tire direction correct.
AND you state that you got OVER 20k miles on it, then backtrack to 18K.........??
Keep track of your lies............
Hmm.....how did you put it on wrong?
Valve stem to the left?
That would make the ONLY picture you put up correct in showing the left rotor........
That would put the tire direction correct.
AND you state that you got OVER 20k miles on it, then backtrack to 18K.........??
Keep track of your lies............
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From: backwoods
Not sure what is so hard to grasp here. On this year, the valve stem is on the right. So I mounted the tire that way, which is how it says in the manual too. Factory mounted the rotors wrong. Maybe the tech matched it to the rotors, maybe he just screwed up. Thread on here, saying it wasn't all the uncommon. So for 18k miles the tire has been rotating the wrong way.
While doing a bike with valve stem in middle, I verified arrow. So I went and looked a bike that already tire on, and noticed arrow was wrong on that.
You are no sherlock holmes, hate to break it to you.
Last edited by Rounders; Jun 17, 2024 at 06:14 PM.
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From: backwoods
From 1st post and probably X, Y, and Z post after that