How many people run a bias front tire and a radial rear tire ? What are the pros and cons? Is it safe ?

 

Some models (the Breakout) come that way. The only combination I believe is taboo is radial front, bias rear. Anything else works.

 

What would you benefit from doing it? I didn't know that some bikes came that way.

 

no benefit, no foul handling characteristics either. just one of those things that works.

But I think tire flex comes into play when you run a radial front with a bias rear, causing adverse handling affects.

I've ran bias tires front and rear, radial rear with a bias front and cant tell a difference and felt comfortable with both.

 

Bias tires have a hard side wall and radials flex.
radial in the rear bias in the front.
I have run that combo with two different sets of tires.
Works for me.
Just make sure to run the rear radial with a radial tube for wire rims.
The radial tube is very thick in the center in case a spoke extends.

 

Posted in the wrong section again

 

Doesn’t make a damn bit of difference in the handling…