Originally Posted by
MK313
No0 real advice for you, but I also have a 7.5 & went from the stock hardcases to a pair of continental gatorskins (not sure if that's the same tire you went with, but they sound similar) & had bad luck with them. In my case, it was more flats, but I ended up switching back to the stock tires & am much happier.
Mine were actually the Gator Hardshell. But I'm thinking about the gatorskin - apart from the fact, given that they are lighter than the Bontragers, did they feel any different? What size are you running?