On May 14, 2009, at 9:25 AM, Bill Connell wrote:
> > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 10:51 PM, David Estes > <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I've consistently had problems with Ruffy Tuffies over the years. >> Yet >> another pair is starting to separate along the tread: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/3529285691/ > > I don't have any RTs that are as old as yours (5 years at most), but > none of them are as dry and cracked-looking as the one in your photos. > The major split and separation aside, the rubber looks dry to me. I > wonder if the heat of the shed is aging the rubber faster or > something. Heat speeds up all chemical reactions, so that would make sense. And if there is an ozone source in the shed (e.g., an electric motor like in a refrigerator) this will deteriorate rubber very quickly. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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-bunch@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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
