Originally Posted by
dramiscram
I've been recommended continental gatorskin on this forum by few people for his lasting quality but, since I got my brand new tire, I had 4 punctures in 500 kms. With my previous tire (cheapest available Michelin I paid 13.95$ + taxes at my LBS) I got 1 puncture in the whole tire's life (about 2000 kms) on the exact same route ( rural road, lots of small pebbles and pot holes) What good is there in a long lasting tire if I get that many problems? I lost all confidence in the tire, won't dare go anywhere near riding this sh... First thing this afternoon on my way back home: stop at my LBS and buy a cheap MICHELIN Tire. Am I the only person having that many puncture with a gatorskin? Riding 61 kms every day I want more peace of mind!
I've been riding on Gatorskins for a almost 6 months now and the only flat that I've had was when I was at my LBS and topping off my wheels. I developed a hole in the tube at the base of the valve stem.
However I have not had any hole in my tire/tube from anything I've run over. And sadly, there are a lot of areas that I ride through that have all sorts of debris that one has to ride through.
Are you sure that they're inflated properly? I'm running mine at 120PSI (8bar).