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Tire rubber degradation over time
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If my race wheels have been sitting in a bag in my garage since October, is there any degradation of the rubber going on in that time frame? I know after a few years they can get really bad, but what about 6 months? Any increase in Crr? The tires have a only couple short training rides and 1 ironman on them.

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Re: Tire rubber degradation over time [RowToTri] [ In reply to ]
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Hello RowToTri and All,

http://www.velonews.com/...ore-on-motors_396310

There is probably some optimum age for tire performance .. just like beef steaks and bananas.

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Tires should be 'cold dry aged' properly for premium performance.

It will become important to visually check the tire manufacturing dates very carefully for faked dates that indicate aging that has not occurred .... only greenhorns will purchase green tires.

Tires will have a 'vintage' stamped on them rather than a DOT date.

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In our time, we’ve learned a thing or two about dry-aging. From how dry-aging works, to how long to dry-age beef, to what you need to do to dry-age steaks at home, we could write a PhD on the subject. We haven’t (yet!), but we’ve done the next best thing: putting together this comprehensive primer on dry-aged steak."

Cheers, Neal

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