Continental Ultra gator skin

trevtherev
trevtherev Posts: 372
edited March 2011 in Road beginners
I am using the following road tyres
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000 ... 2DM2DZQWYB

just picked up another puncture the third in a year...is this normal...should I buy new tyres? they have completed about 3000miles
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  • Down the Road
    Down the Road Posts: 949
    That's one every 1000 miles not bad. What tyre pressure do you KEEP them at?

    Personally I prefer these

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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Buy them if they're worn - but 3 punctures in a year is pretty good.

    Hell I've had 3 punctures on one ride !
  • stvn758
    stvn758 Posts: 119
    I use Kenda thorn resistant inner tubes, used to get many punctures on my MTB - never had a single one since I fitted these beauties.

    Just switched to a road bike and both tyres that came with it punctured in the space of two weeks just cycling to work. Just stuck some Kenda's in them and got some new Continental Ultra Sport tyres - a little more substantial, hope to never have a puncture again.
  • Steve_F
    Steve_F Posts: 682
    I know there's not much love for Halfords but if you buy the Gatorskins online @ Halfords you get the second one half price. Worked out the cheapest deal I could find last week.

    PS - I have no ties to Halfords, I just like getting stuff cheap!
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  • vorsprung
    vorsprung Posts: 1,953
    trevtherev wrote:
    I am using the following road tyres
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000 ... 2DM2DZQWYB

    just picked up another puncture the third in a year...is this normal...should I buy new tyres? they have completed about 3000miles

    When I used this type of tyre they were great until you started seeing the carcass through the casing, then they punctured and had to be replaced. 3000 miles sounds like the lower end of the sort of milage for replacement but it depends on your weight and what you have been riding on.

    I got less than 3 punctures a year / 3000 miles with mine, but I am not you :)
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  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    stvn758 wrote:
    I use Kenda thorn resistant inner tubes, used to get many punctures on my MTB - never had a single one since I fitted these beauties.

    Just switched to a road bike and both tyres that came with it punctured in the space of two weeks just cycling to work. Just stuck some Kenda's in them and got some new Continental Ultra Sport tyres - a little more substantial, hope to never have a puncture again.
    ultra sports get some pretty heavy criticism on here for puncturing often. continental rubber seems quite soft to me.
  • 52Teeth
    52Teeth Posts: 67
    I run Hutchinson Fusion 3's on my winter wheels and Michelin Pro Race 3's on my summer wheels both with air comp lightweight inner tubes. Non of these combinations are advertised as super puncture proof.

    I have not punctured in just over 5000 miles. 3/5ths of which which will be winter miles.

    I believe the secret to be topping up to 120psi every day and running a cloth over them as soon as you get home to wipe off all of the bits of road you collected whilst your out.

    My mate says its a faff, but its nice to smile when your lending him another tube. :wink:

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