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Originally Posted by Adrian E
Quoted from Black Circles - the same quoted elsewhere:
There is a school of thought that a slightly older ‘new’ tyre will last longer as they’ve hardened a bit in storage so won’t go through that heavy initial wear that very recently cured new tyres will go through
Basically if you’ll use up these tyres before they get to an age where they might be cracking or hardening then nothing to worry about
ETA - storage conditions are key with tyres - dark and consistent temperature are important.
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I agree with this - I've never had an issue with slightly "older" tyres, and my opinion (not expert!) is that, in terms of degradation of tyre materials, it's the rubber rather than the other component materials that you need to be careful with. That's pretty easy to spot as cracking or hardening, either by yourself or via the tyre fitter.