Maybe its the valve
cleaned the rim with a bit of 2000 wet/dry and wiped round the tyre.tyre back on the wheel and inflated.checked again with soapy water and no leakage...lets see what happens...mrSHARPIR...tyres been off once since first fitting.sidewalls still feel rigid....
this will make you laugh....i got fed up with waiting for the valves so i ordered a couple more, the next day the valves turned up without the keyring,the following day the second order arrived with a keyring
tyre is just over 7 years old...how long should they last ?...
Quote from: red98 on 12 April 2020, 09:39:18 amtyre is just over 7 years old...how long should they last ?...Look on the side of the tyre for the DOT code. It's two numbers, giving the week and year it was made, so, for instance, 1719 would be week 17 of 2019It's not recommended to use tyres that are more than 5 years old as, even if they're not used, the rubber will harden and be more prone to failure.A friend found this out when he bought a "new" tyre for his car out in Qatar, then it abruptly and catastrophically failed whilst he was doing about 60mph. Fortunately they were in a desert section, so there was plenty of run off!It turned out, having looked at the DOT code, the tyre was something like 10 years old...
hi GRAHAMM, yes i knew how to date the tyre thats how i know its 7 years old . as you say 5 years old seems to be the reconmended life span, so 2 years over which does not sound a lot but 40% over ...got a mis-match at the moment, maxxis on the front, bridgestone on the back, both getting low ..have just checked the age of the bridgestome....14/07 13 years old,had this off a friend a few years back as part worn,i should of checked the date then ...
There was a big tread about this subject a couple of years ago but I can not find it now.