oh no shit...? I was sure I had that right. Thank you for making me aware. I'll get that swapped around the right way. I love the way these tires roll. They were given to me and actually work out perfect on my bomber...
Thank you RMR

 @adm750: I'm fairly sure ... haven't owned a Python in over a decade. Let me know if I'm right!

 @R-M-R: hey boss..! just got back from a road trip and checked that tire. I do have the arrow on the casing pointing in the right direction. (unless I crash and wind up upside down in a ditch not unlike my pump track adventure last Friday).

but...uh....after a quick review of all the steeds, it appears I may need to swap a tire around on one of my roadbikes...lol...

 @adm750: I recall having a conversation about that with Hutchinson almost twenty years ago and there may have been an error on their part. Take note of the ramp angle of the centre lugs. The less-vertical face of the lugs should contact the ground first - that's its purpose, after all!

 @R-M-R:

duh...good point. egg on face over here. Well, you were right on..! angled (less vertical) face of the lugs are on the frontside and would contact the ground first. I'll have to switch that around. Now for the rear, would I keep with the current mounting...vertical part of lug coming to the ground first due to it being a 'driven' tire...?

 @adm750: The angle face is what's supposed to contact the ground first on the front tire, and the vertical face is the braking edge.

Old-school tires recommended the opposite for the rear, with the square face used for driving. Thankfully, tire designers started to realize the foolishness of this about fifteen to twenty years ago, and I like to think I helped them see this mistake through my frequent badgering! The angled faces should still be on the leading side for rear tires, since this improves rolling resistance and climbing traction is in greater supply than braking traction due to how the rider's weight shifts with climbing vs. descending.

Bottom line: "Ramped" faces on the leading side for both front and rear, and "square" faces on the trailing side.