Tyres dead after only a couple of years ... normal for modern tyres?

[XmisterIS]

Observe my vittoria mezcal. It is toast (big crack in it!) It's only two years old, almost to the day (ordered 8th March 2023). I got it with a barzo rear, which has cracked similarly. I've swapped to my springtime wheelset to which I have a pair of schwalbe thunder burt mounted - and they are just beginning to crack on the sidewalls. That's two sets of 'spensive tyres i will be replacing! Hopefully I'll get a season out of the schalbes before binning them. Is this to be expected from tyres nowadays? I.e. they're lightweight, fast, grippy, everything you would want in a tyre except that they have the lifespan of a hamster? At least the tread has worn well! (apart from the giant crack ...)

 

[Bonzothechippy]

You should have a manufacture date on the tyre 👍

 

[fossyant]

Where are the wheels/tyres stored. Never had an issue with most road or MTB tyres other than Michelin Pro Race 4's that just perished on a lightly used bike.

 

[PaulSB]

Can this be anything to do with storage over winter?
To my mind two years is good. I usually wear out my tyres in less than a year. I put new ones on each season.

 

[cyberknight]

Can this be anything to do with storage over winter?
To my mind two years is good. I usually wear out my tyres in less than a year. I put new ones on each season.

my thoughts too, tyres only last more than a year on rarely used bikes