Re: story about tyres on TV tonight

Athol <athol_SPIT_SPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in news:1210772532.17091
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> In aus.cars Daryl Walford <dwalford@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> I saw the story, some "expert" from Wheels claimed that tyres more than

>> 6 yrs old "dry out" and become dangerous.
> 
> Ironic, then, that my grandfather used to age his crossplies in the
> roof of his garage for years before fitting them to his car...
> 
> It was apparently fairly common practice at the time.
> 

Yes they did that to make them hard.
Hard tyres don't wear as fast :-)
Okay in the days of old cars and slow traffic :-)