Stupid Things We Have Done

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I didn't know you could put a tire on backwards. How do you know???? What happens?

Many bike tires have tread that has a 'direction', like this for example:


The grooves in the tread are designed to slant in a certain direction to help with traction. Putting them on backwards is not the end of the world but supposedly will lessen traction in some way.