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    Here is what what happens with tires stored outside.

    I'm selling brand new Enasaves which are old but have been stored inside in a heated space. They were removed and put into storage before the tires were exposed to any harsh environment, snow, ice, UV, bad roads.

    The pics I attached are tires I found under a tarp at my house. These tires have been outside all their life, IIRC they are 8-11 years old. I inflated them to 41 psi for several reasons. 1. Check for leaks. 2. Check for integrity. Check for safety.

    I was shocked when I saw what happened to the tires. One blew out completely. All the others developed major cracks. These things are death traps. Yet I was going to mount them on my Mirage and drive the highways at 75mph. Why wouldn't I? look at the remaining tread on these tires. Lots of life left. Nope.

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    Yet the Enasaves in my garage, stored heated and inflated to 25 psi are still 100% safe and useable. The Enasaves I have off rim are probably even better for the long run as they haven't been stretched on rims. Basic can offer way more color about this than I could ever.

    If this isn't graphic proof of storing tires inside and heated vs. outside in the weather then I don't k now what is.


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    Did you hear the zipper sound right before it blew open? It's like tick----tick-----tick--tick-tick-tick-tick-BOOM!

    I'm glad that you didn't get injured by that. I've been lucky too, but tire blowouts can release quite a bit of stored energy sometimes in an extremely violent way.


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