so I'm on my second pair of the "new and improved" 3000's, and am getting the slits in the tread again. The first pair I had my shop took and sent to the distributor and gave me new ones, but now it's happened again. Is this the norm for their new rubber? Does it suck and they're just too slow to realize, or am I doing something wrong? I loved their old tires and would hate to have to find a new tire, but at $50 a pop, I expect better!! Any help??