XC tire direction

green ride said:

Sounds like a stupid question, but I would like to know. I
bought a pair of IRC Mythos Semi Slicks. Both front and
tires are virtually the same except it is indicated that
the direction has to be reversed. What happens if both are
in the same direction by following the front one?

It's possible you could lose a TINY bit of traction, I
suppose, but otherwise nothing "bad" will happen. (No Tire
Police will come and get you or anything...probably.)

Are the tires identical? It's very common for the same tire
to run in opposite directions for front/rear use. I know the
regular /knobby/ Mythos tires are front/rear specific, and
I'm often tempted to run the rear one the "wrong way" as
that seems like the scoopers would work better.

IOW, I dount you can tell any difference.

Bill "try it and see" S.

green ride said:

Sounds like a stupid question, but I would like to know. I
bought a pair of IRC Mythos Semi Slicks. Both front and
tires are virtually the same except it is indicated that
the direction has to be reversed. What happens if both are
in the same direction by following the front one?

Both rolling resistance and grip can be affected by
direction according to Schwalbe: tinyurl.com2apwuOpen ↗

John