During a stop on my ride yesterday I was checking over the bike and noticed the arrow on the tire was pointing in the wrong direction. At first I thought they had mounted the tire backwards, but after looking at it closer the whole wheel was installed backwards. When I first got the bike I went over the major fasteners and noticed the monkeys at the dealer had rounded one of the flats on the axle bolt, but it was torqued proper. I assume the bikes are shipped without front wheel, handle bars, etc. mounted and the dealer assembles, but can't say for sure. I say handle bars because those were also loose when I picked up the bike.
Anyhow, I put 3k miles on it before swapping and I don't notice any difference in handling. Even in the rain the tire seemed to have plenty of grip. I thought rotating tires only applied to cars
