[Myron Piatek]

It's not a direct comparison, but it should give you the answer.


I bought a new 16" trailer tire and had it properly aired, mounted & balanced, storing it inside a garage or the trailer the whole time. I didn't need it till about 6-7 years later. Still looked brand new. But within 1,500 miles, the tread peeled like a banana. I rode on the inflated steel belts for about a mile or two until I found a place to pull over to change it.


Rubber dry-rots over time and it doesn't matter that it may look good.