code date on car tire for cycle

[cookiedough]

I got car tire delivered today thru amazon.com and plan on being on cycle for say 5-6 years, maybe longer will see?

Was hoping as it should be code date in 2019 say 1 year old, but the code date is 3018  meaning June 2018 near 1 month shy of 2 years old already.  Sure, looks fine now but will that extra 1 year be bad LONG term causing cracking on sidewalls, etc. say in 6 more years on bike then being an 8 year old tire?  I have had car tires on cars go 6 years but near by then the tread is worn down needing replacing, probably not so on this car tire for the bike tread not worn down in 6 years so as to replace? I keep my cycle mostly parked at night in my garage so besides sitting say at work in the sun for 8 hours in a parking lot,  the tire will not be ridden much in the rain or exposed to the sun and cold temps sitting outside in the winter so I think I will be fine in 6 more years with an 8 year old tire on?

I bought it on Amazon.com I guess I can call them and see what they say right for a return with a car tire with a 2019 code date?  Doubt the supplier will do anything about it, worth a try or forget about it and live with it? 

[Valkorado]

Probably not worth the return hassle.  Ride it!   

[cookiedough]

anyone know how long places are required to discard of tires not able to sell them based on code date age?   Am guessing 3-4 years old some still sell the tires as new so guessing near 2 years is pretty common?  All my cycle tires I have ever bought was not much over 1 year old based on code date and with cycle tires they do not last even 1/2 as long in the rear as a car tire will.  My guess is the sidewall is much heavier duty on a car tire for rear tire vs. a cycle tire thus will or should last longer if exposed LONG term to the elements age wise.

[The emperor has no clothes]

Ride more 

[cookiedough]

Ride more 

I would if could.  24 degrees out this morning no thanks.  cold all week high 40 and my best guess is in WI there is ONLY about 5 months of good riding weather (and that is pushing it) seeing as how I do not drive in high winds or especially rain if can avoid it and of those 7 riding months April thru early November usually I bet it rains 2 of those 7 months.  Last year was an exception put on over 6000 total miles on all 2 wheels best year ever but most of that was to/from work daily Monday thru Friday did not rain much had good summer riding weather overall.  I think last year was first year ever on all cycles over 5000 miles total or one of very few the past 20 years.