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I'd like to clear up a couple of misconceptions here. Rain does not affect the chemical structure of the tire. Storage in cold temperatures does not affect the chemical makeup of the tire as long as it is not below 30 degrees. Sunlight can start to break down the tire structure. The only thing that really affects the available grip of the tire is the number of heat cycles (as long as the tire isn't dry rotted). I've heard of people that stored tires in their attics thinking they were out of the sunlight so they were fine. Well here in the south temps in an attic can reach well over 120 degrees. That close to the operating temp of these tires. So this guy got to heat cycle his tires for a few months. they came out of the attic hard as stones.
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