Hippy is right Conti tyres suck arse!

Do you look where you are pointing your front wheel whilst riding anywhere?

9 of my bikes have continental tires on them 7 have conti gatorskins... the last time I had a puncture, was when I did not have conti's on my bike.

shit. maybe that's where i've been going wrong.
that might help me out with my crashing problem too. i can't ride more than 100ft without hitting a car/pedestrian/building, but i thought the problems were unrelated...

i did replace the tubes at the same time. i left the tape as it was in pretty good condition no sharp edges coming through or anything.
besides all the punctures i've had with these tyres have been on the outside, not even through the sidewall or anything.