i’m about to tubelesserise the rear wheel having successfully done the front (if you ignore the white patches on the balcony).

what is the concensus regarding HRs (mine is HRII, but don’t think that matters) on the rear? looking at the tread i’m thinking i will get more climbing traction if the rear is run back-to-front, that is, opposite to the direction of the sidewall arrow.

i have a friend used to do this with his HRs.

i normally wouldn’t ask, but don’t want the fuss of cleaning the tyre and rim if i don’t like it….

I’ve run mine backwards ever since buzzlightyear borrowed the bike, pinched flatted the rear, and put the tyre on backwards while repairing it.

It basically gets over or through everything I’ve pointed it at just as well as various carefully picked specialist tyres on other bikes on the same rides.

I’ve just tubelessed a HR2 the correct way round, climbing traction is great. Big improvement over the Minion DHF I was riding before.

Mine’s the 2.4 and is a bit draggy anyway, wouldn’t like to imagine what it’d be like the wrong way round!

you get better climbing traction but it wont be as good under braking

greeble – Member

you get better climbing traction but it wont be as good under braking

this is what i’m thinking, but then rear braking is a bit meh anyway. what is it, 70% or more of braking goes through the front tyre….

and then there are the logos to think about….. hmmm. decisions decisions….

them idiots at Maxxis know nothing….

I’ve put front and back on “backwards” with a few different kinds of tyre without noticing

I am a clumsy luddite, though.

I run my rear backward for climbing traction as u suggest, its great.

might make rolling resistance higher but if ur doing big road miles u didnt buy a high roller right?

At work I have to deal with directional tyres in adverse conditions , keep coming across guys who have fitted them (obviously) backwards for more ‘performance’, then complain about rough ride, poor cleaning, fast wear etc etc , as said , those Maxxis guys know sweet FA.

well at the GFs suggestion i’ve put it on the “right” way round, but purely on asthetical grounds. she didn’t like the idea that from one side the front would have the HR writing and not the rear and vice verse…

i am a tart.

jamesco – Member

At work I have to deal with directional tyres in adverse conditions , keep coming across guys who have fitted them (obviously) backwards for more ‘performance’, then complain about rough ride, poor cleaning, fast wear etc etc , as said , those Maxxis guys know sweet FA.

do you work at a bike shop or tractor outfitters? some context needed…. 😉

Having had mine on the rear for 9 months and it getting quite worn I did swap it round for another 2 months and the extra traction when climbing was noticeable and didn’t alter anything else for me.

Having had mine on the rear for 9 months and it getting quite worn I did swap it round for another 2 months and the extra traction when climbing was noticeable and didn’t alter anything else for me.

you’re doing it wrong

I run my rear backward for climbing traction as u suggest, its great.

If you’re running a High Roller and you’re worried about climbing traction, I suggest you’re running the wrong tyre. They’re great tyres, but they’re not designed for good climbing traction. Pick a more all round tyre than a specialist DH tyre if you want it to go well uphill too.

jamesco – Member

At work I have to deal with directional tyres in adverse conditions , keep coming across guys who have fitted them (obviously) backwards for more ‘performance’, then complain about rough ride, poor cleaning, fast wear etc etc , as said , those Maxxis guys know sweet FA.

What he said… Maxxis know nothing indeed! Hence a complete lack of dominance in the world of DH racing for ooooooh I dunno, a decade or more! 😉

im running the kevlar single ply 2.35 so not really a DH tyre, just a great hard ridding trail bike tyre.