if you were hard on acceleration, and the tire was installed backwards - that is what most likely caused the blow-out. the rear tire is manufactured in a way that the seem supports the load of the bike under acceleration. the front tire is manufactured differently to support the stress of braking.

if it was flipped, the tire wasn't designed to take the rotational stress in that direction.


thats why if you look at guys with musclebikes that run a 180 on the front, they install the tires backwards because its usually a rear tire. they do that because if they run a rear tire on the front, under braking the front tire will still be able to handle the load...

there was an article in sport rider a few months ago that explained it.

 

It's not that I'm looking for an excuse.. An accident is an accident. I was only wanting to know whether or not it is possible for a wreck to occur because of the back tire being installed backwards. That's all. The wreck wasn't bad or anything just went down its gonna be about $400 to fix so no biggie.