Originally posted by RacerX
Better luck next time. Chalk it up to one of those days!
You know I hear the same thing and have seen the same thing with Conti 3000GP's all the time. They have fragile casings. I keep telling people they are race-only tires and I see alot of them with cut sidewalls.
yeah I can see that! only reason I had them on there was because they came with the bike.

I hope you get on the century soon. I feel like the toughest spot for beginners comes around the 60-70 mile point. After that, you will be ok.
I didn't have any problems other than a sore knee which would act up only going up hills. Other than that I felt like I could have gone forever. at 84 miles, I know I could have gone another 25 or more.

Hey, next time bring a tube and CO2 cartridge!
What kind of shorts do you wear? Sounds odd to have them fall apart like that.
Already bought co2, pump, tubes, patches, and little bag to go under the saddle!
I had the 8 panel shorts from pricepoint. seem like a good short but I kept having to pull on the back to keep them from riding foward. I just pulled in the wrong spot one too many times and wripped the stiching out. they are fixable, if i knew how to sew.