Don't have mine in a shed, but tan sidewalls generally gave out after a year. Not complete failure, just enough pulling apart to not appear safe. Had a set of Pasela 35s with less than 2,000 miles on them that were pulled off because of that issue.
BTW, this isn't new to me, had it on tires in the early 1980's. Especially the Specialized Fat Boy slicks back then. One pair lasted all of 500 miles before the sidewalls failed. I blame the northern latitudes, but with David having trouble, might be something else. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Jan 3, 3:46 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > My sidewalls (and often tread) start drying out and cracking after a year or > so, long before the tread is worn. Panaracer made tires (Pasela, RT, CdlV) > are the worst. I'm 100% sure it's due to having my bikes in a broiling-hot > corrugated shed, but you work with whatcha' got... > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > On Mon, 2011-01-03 at 13:01 -0800, Ray Shine wrote: > > > I second the recommendation to keep a close eye on the sidewalks. Sun > > > can really do a number on the sidewalks. A flat will most likely occur > > > on the thinning rubber of the contact area, but the sidewalks are > > > likely to just blow out. Sidewalk blow outs usually are dangerous, and > > > usually can not be repaired. Flats in the contact band can most often > > > be repaired. > > > It's funny, in decades of riding I have never once had sidewall (never > > mind sidewalk) deterioration, and the only "sidewall blowouts" I've had > > have been due to cuts (misaligned brake block in one case, burr on the > > inside of the bead seat area of the rim in the other). This must depend > > a lot on local environmental conditions. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > probably benefit more from > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS- Hide > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
