who rides tubs in the rain and what type of tire do you ride?

i've noticed the newer sprinters don't like the rain so much...or i guess that's it. after riding in the rain i noticed the base tape would seperate from the tire casing on the outer edge where the rim is.
the casing is rubber on the newer ones so i guess that might be the reason. i had to pull a sprinter off because the rim was dead, i reglued the basetape with some latex glue and it never really stuck too well.
so last night the tire blew out (it was loud). i pulled it off to inspect it and best i could tell was the base tape was not glued well (or at all) in a small section and the tire pressure was too much for the stitch to hold without help from the basetape and the tube exploded.

i have a sprinter on the front that is not rubber casing and it's doing fine...basetape has stayed glued well and everything.

so what other tires are there. the basetape seemed thicker and stronger on the Vittoria i replaced the sprinter with. maybe the sprinter woulda been fine if i hadn't have had to pull it off the rim...the basetape seperated some then. what is best to reglue the basetape with. i have some Jevelot Tire Life.