Seven days and four states

[flynrider]

And now we know the wheel can be installed backwards

I wonder if the back wheel can be installed backwards?

Glad you figured out the problem. At least it is an easy fix.

I did that (and posted about it somewhere on the site). My first PR3 front tire was mounted off bike. When I took it home and mounted it, I just assumed that the angle of the tread pattern should be pointing forward. Months (and a few thousand miles) later, I parked next to a bike at work with a PR3 front and the tread pattern was the other way around. I initially assumed his tire was on backwards, but I did bother to look at the arrow and realized that mine was. I never noticed any difference in handling or braking while it was on backwards. It only took about 20 min. to flip the wheel around to the proper orientation.

BTW, I can't remember who it was, but at the '17 West Coast Rally I spotted a backwardly mounted PR3 on one of the attending CBs. With it's weird tread pattern, it's an easy mistake to make.

This is what a correctly mounted PR3 looks like