"It is frightening at times having ones fingers inadvertently rub the tire a centimeter or two behind the almost-finger-sized gap between tire and fork crown, especially when wearing full-fingered gloves.
It seems too likely that one's finger(s) could get pulled under the crown!!!"
Does anyone else know of a person who wiped their tire from the wrong side of the fork and did an end-O?
It's been done, here in Los Angeles.
Wes Oishi Los Angeles CA USA
PS. Not me. I've got my own list though.