I've alwyas used tires that were around 1.75 front and rear until around 1997 when a friend sold me his Mongoose that was completely original at the time. The front tire was larger than the rear and I cracked the front hub and bent the forks really bad.

Well I recently got back into riding and I got new tires for my Auburn, 1.75 for the rear and 2.1 for the front. I hate it, all it does is make the front feel bouncy, I can't feel the track or the jumps well at all, and the bike feels sluggish. I'm going back to a 1.75 front tire, but I wish they had IRC Sirens in 1.95 that I could try for the front.

I never understood having a larger tire in the front. Why did everyone ride them that way? it probably does not help that I grew up riding a freestyle bike.

I always ran a larger front tire, still do. I feel a bit more confident in the turns, seemed to help me last weekend at a sandy track, really was able to rail the corner better than the other guys. They even made a comment about the 'big tread' on my front tire.

I run (on a cruiser) 24x1.5 rr and 24x 1.85 ft (maxxdaddy) still to this day.

I even have my kids are running the bigger 1 3/8 ft and smaller 1 1/8 rr.

Yeah, leaning forward in a turn puts your distribution to the front, making a 2.125 front tire ideal for traction in a turn. The 1.75 in the rear is for less rotating weight..

Cristophe Leveque

So what do you guys think about running a 1.5 in the rear and a 1.75 in the front? I weigh 145 pounds and I am 6'2" tall, do you think I'll be fine if I keep it smooth? I flow rather than jump. I wanna smaller front tire but I wanna try and keep the weight transfer somewhat in proportion to what it is now.

[ May 01, 2005, 10:04 AM: Message edited by: Rich Soryu ]

Rich, I know a guy (who's Nag 6 - 41-45) running 1.5 front and rear. I don't see how he does it. If the bigger front makes you feel more comfortable, do it!

You're 6'2" 145 lbs? Dude, you don't need to worry about your tires...eat a pork chop! On the reals, though...I used to always run 1.75 tires front and rear. Nowadays, I still love smaller tires, but I run a tad bigger in ther front. On my cruiser I run a 1.85/1.5 combo--nothing accelerates faster than a 1.5 on the back of a big bike! On my 20" I use a 1.85/1.75, and even on my street bike I run a 1.95/1.75--which is saying something, 'cause some guys use 2.10 on the BACK. (I use a ACS TRUE on the back of my street bike with a mere 120 lbs of pressure...it's like riding on a brick--but a really fast brick.)

Oh, and I have noticed a lot of guys running 1.75 IRC Sirens front and rear on cruisers...because that's the only size they make in 24".

Larger front is the only way to go

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You're 6'2" 145 lbs? Dude, you don't need to worry about your tires...eat a pork chop

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LMAO yea better make it 2 with a milkshake....
i like fattys up front more traction ofcourse more aera more traction!!