I just read this very long thread from start to finish and now I feel i need a hug.. how depressing
If some tyres have been wrongly bagged then I hope the companies in question do the decent thing and swap them out.
Does anyone ever conduct shore hardness tests on tyres? someone must have this facility at their work? or college?
I would expect that the manufacturer must be able to show that a batch of tyres falls between certain specification limits, even if they dont do it all the time, they should be able to get it done if there is a question over material?