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griff:
I'm just keeping the thread going Mike  :teef:

Actually I initially thought that the rear at least would be better going the other way as I imagined it would dig in more when under hard pedaling. Then I saw the tractor pattern and figured a muddy track would cause the tread to clog up and therefore not dig in so much if the tread wasn't pointing forwards

Never had snake bellies or raced so happy to defer to the experts  :daumenhoch:

GRAB ON KID:
Well the easier way to explain it is a  > has less forward traction than a <  as you have two ends gripping & scooping the dirt out as it moves forward so more of the tire is gripping the surface first as opposed to one point hitting the dirt first the tractor way which would  cause you to spin out or slide being less contact.The actual slits  & fanning out of the tread pattern on snake bellies were designed this way to disperse the dirt & grip better.

Saying that quite a few OS ads & bike shops put them on the wrong way round which adds to the confusion.

insectbones:
I always ran my front as Carl has it and my rear as Mike says.

In2bmx:

--- Quote from: insectbones on May 07, 2016, 08:38 AM ---I always ran my front as Carl has it and my rear as Mike says.

--- End quote ---
that's what I think and would make more sense . Thinking logically.

Front forward for grip and the back reversed for power .  :daumenhoch:

insectbones:
It wasn't logical thinking for me regarding the front Carl, I just prefered looking at the tread pattern that way from the bars  ;D

The rear was logical to me though.

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