Hey woofie! That bridgestone kit looks fimiliar - looks like the kit of the DC team that I kept back with my 3 or 4 punctures in 2009. At the time, got the advice of using gatorskins and someone even said they replace the gatorskin as soon as they get their first flat. Yes, that becomes a bit of an expensive exercise. So, embarrassed after that race (letting my team down like that), I converted to good 'ol gatorskins and loving it. Yeah, ran through my first set within a season, but I guess that's part of normal maintenance. Like having to service your car every year... (I didn't read anywhere which tyres you're on, and no offence intended if you know the gatorskin propaganda.) What I also found helps to make the tyre last a bit longer (once it got a cut), is to check regularly if no glass and stuff worked its way into the weak area. Yeah, that's risky, but I only do that for my training tyres - got a new set of tyres which I'm saving for races. Lastly - get a MTB for commuting. You can avoid the traffic and if you're as lucky as me you can ride through from rhodes memorial to vredehoek or the cable car station to CPT CBD. Well, good luck and hope you can find a good solution. Nothing more frustrating...
