I'm a big fan of the Continetal Gatorsklin tires for my road bike. I'm sure they're not the best, nor the worst. Nor are they the cheapest, nor the most expensive. They go on and off my rims relatively easily, seem to be reasonably puncture resistant, and they last long enough to keep me happy.
Even after owning several pair of these tires, I finally noticed that they have date codes stamped on the sidewalls. I found a vendor who claimed to be selling "2021" production tires with damaged packaging, at a $10 per tire discount. Sounds like a deal to me. I wasn't sure how they knew they were tires made in 2021, but it was a fairly large vendor, and that was good enough for me.
When I got the tires today, I got to looking, and right there it is.. stamped into the sidewall of the tire. A WW/YY production code. 17th week of 2021.
I started looking at the other Gatorskin tires that I have, and they all have it... a WW/YY code in the sidewall. Learning something new every day.
Even after owning several pair of these tires, I finally noticed that they have date codes stamped on the sidewalls. I found a vendor who claimed to be selling "2021" production tires with damaged packaging, at a $10 per tire discount. Sounds like a deal to me. I wasn't sure how they knew they were tires made in 2021, but it was a fairly large vendor, and that was good enough for me.
When I got the tires today, I got to looking, and right there it is.. stamped into the sidewall of the tire. A WW/YY production code. 17th week of 2021.
I started looking at the other Gatorskin tires that I have, and they all have it... a WW/YY code in the sidewall. Learning something new every day.
