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Title: The Tire Age Myth, debunked
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on November 01, 2021, 02:32:41 PM

I'm not surprised here....but for yrs I've tried to keep that under my Red Sox hat.

Word of mouth and forum opinions are, often, so - just that  :)

Then there's this red-faced rider to the poor guy at the parts counter: "This supposedly new tire is date-stamped almost 3 years ago!"

(https://i.postimg.cc/wj0zpVXg/TireLIFE.jpg)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwbLt8vZH5w

You certainly don't have to trust RevZilla, but after dealing with them for years - I do.

Stig

Title: Re: The Tire Age Myth, debunked
Post by: Neil955i on November 01, 2021, 03:02:23 PM

Very interesting Stig and frankly, I’m not too surprised. Nice to have it confirmed though.

Title: Re: The Tire Age Myth, debunked
Post by: CROSSBOLT on November 01, 2021, 03:34:15 PM

Good to know! Thanks! One up on Adventure Rider!

Title: Re: The Tire Age Myth, debunked
Post by: john grinsel on November 01, 2021, 04:02:42 PM

But-----ride a lot, do your own tire work and buy fresh tires---you should then always be on fresh rubber.

Title: Re: The Tire Age Myth, debunked
Post by: Ruffus on November 01, 2021, 04:29:08 PM

@Stig, txs alot
But as always with any crude-oil product, and the guys said, all depends on storage.

Title: Re: The Tire Age Myth, debunked
Post by: stuo on November 02, 2021, 06:38:20 PM

Thanks for that, Major Tom.