Thank you coloroadie! According to the stamp my tire was made in January 2005. I can not tell for sure where I bought that tire but since I usually check on line and then buy 4 to 6 tires at a time from the cheapest source, I must have gotten an aged batch. I checked the date on the rest of my stock and that was the oldest tire. The next oldest tire has a date of Nov. 2007.

Is five years to old for a tire to be used safely? I keep my bikes and tires in a garage/shop that has a thermostat/controlled attic fan... it gets hot in there but not extremely hot.