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I'm left wondering why the tread direction of a tire would differ if it's on the front vs rear wheel of a bicycle. They're still rotating the same direction, right?
Another comment said something about one wheel being under power and the other not having something to do with it.
Edit: and now I can't seem to find it, I must be hallucinating.
I'm not aware of any other tire on land that would vary based on being driven or not. Sure, a driven wheel has torque applied to it, but I haven't seen an automobile with an equivalent arrangement. Nor are rail wheels for that matter.
Also, all wheels are braked on a standard bicycle, which would subject them all to the same torque, which should exceed acceleration torque when adjusted properly.