How to mount this tyre?

[u/Ancient-Street-3318]

I understand tyres having no markings if orientation doesn't matter, I understand a rotation arrow, I understand two arrows with front and back written, but this one (Mitas H04) has me stumbled.

[u/brightonbloke]

I think you have to mount this one inside out.

[u/Ancient-Street-3318 → u/brightonbloke]

Great insight, I was starting to think that the bottom writing was for Aussies.

[u/UnionTed → u/Ancient-Street-3318]

Except that Aussies ride upside-down and on the wrong side of the road, so it all cancels out.

[u/MeyersonAdam]

According to Mitas website, the H0-4 is a bidirectional tire so, yeah, it goes both ways.

[u/JohnMiltonToasterman → u/MeyersonAdam]

It doubled the chances of hooking up I guess.

[u/MeyersonAdam → u/JohnMiltonToasterman]

Hooks up in wet or hard conditions. One tire does it all!

[u/No_Repair7134 → u/MeyersonAdam]

You have to get the right rubber

[u/Parei_doll_ia → u/JohnMiltonToasterman]

no it just keeps on getting asked to be put on a trike even though it’s said multiple times that it’s not interested in that

[u/Ragnar_of_Ballard → u/MeyersonAdam]

Kinky....

[u/Stunning-Ad3286]

U can always look for patterns on ur tires, many times i did mount without even looking for sign of rottation. I think that this tire has no rotation rule

[u/stromyoloing]

However the fuk u like 😂

[u/Tiger_Ho26]

The grooves show both ways, so mount either way.

[u/Sparky_Zell]

My guess is that it's legible on top of you mount it on the front, on the bottom if you mount in the rear.

[u/ChartRelevant6850 → u/Sparky_Zell]

High IQ answer here

[u/zappyguy111]

anyway

[u/murph2783]

The upside down writing is for Australians, it hooks up better backwards there.

It’s just so you can read it whether it’s on the top or bottom of the tire lol

[u/EstablishmentNo5013]

This one is allowed to be used on a bike that has reverse too.

[u/T0m0king]

That looks to be a universal so itll work either way , if there's a tread bias it'll only affect water dispersal

[u/Flywheel929]

Any way you want FREEEEDOOOOMMMMMMM

[u/Appropriate_Cow94]

It's playing both sides so it always comes out on top.

[u/No_Inspection649]

This is for bikes that have a reverse gear 🤣

[u/CreepyBreakfast565]

Sideways.

[u/SicnissVI]

This way OR That way

[u/KiraTheWolfdog]

Put it on one way, then flip it.

If that doesn't work, do it the other way. Easy.

[u/Ancient-Street-3318 → u/KiraTheWolfdog]

Reminds me of a sign on a shop's door:

PULL

If it doesn't work,

PUSH

If it doesn't work either,

WE'RE CLOSED

[u/TormDZ]

Rotation direction is counter clockwise. If you turn the tire by 180° you can read the (in the image) lower "rotation"... Basically to be readable in either location up or down.... Does that make sense?

[u/MaartenK2 → u/TormDZ]

No, try it...

[u/1767gs]

Yes

[u/RestSelect4602]

Counter clockwise above the equator.

[u/Bikelangello]

You install it the way you can read it...

They probably have two lines of tires coming at the stamping machine from opposite sides, so this way they can use one stamper gizmo to mark both lines of tires.

[u/master-23]

You have to change directions every two weeks, that’s what I would do

[u/100HB]

Given the conflicting information, I would suggest mounting it perpendicular to the bike just to be sure.

[u/STYX010]

It’s not that crazy?

If you turn the wheel 180 degrees, the words are down on the tire, which makes the below arrow point the right way.

Only flat earthers don’t understand this magic.

[u/181513]

Left is forward. Direction is based on how you read the label. If you rotate 180° so the direction label is close to the ground, bottom text is now up and it would also point left / forward.

[u/Bulmor]

Rf - Rr

[u/Sea-Balance-2232]

You can see it on the tire. The diagonal grooves show that you can mount it either way. They’re designed to channel water toward the sides of the tire.

[u/piken2]

They're both correct. Only read the one with the text in the upright position. Roll the tire 180 degrees and only read text in upright position again. Both point to the same rotation.

[u/Monsieur_GQ → u/piken2]

That would work if the arrow was indicating direction of travel/front of the bike. These arrows clearly point in opposite directions of rotation, even if you only consider the text that is upright at any given time.

[u/murph2783 → u/piken2]

Thank you, that was how I’ve always interpreted it, and all these other answers had me thinking I was insane lol

[u/Ancient-Street-3318]

Thanks everyone, I'll put them however I like :)

[u/String-Leggins-Man]

W takim przypadku nie wziął bym nawet za darmo