Been running these tires for 1.5 years and over 1000 miles. They've done UNBOUND 100 twice, hundreds of miles on gravel roads for training and several hundred more miles on road and paved byways. They've gone to Bentonville and have hit the local mountain bike park (in Kansas, don't get too excited) several times. I've got a mountain bike race coming up this weekend and the rear tire is almost completely shot (first picture) and the front tire is not far behind (second picture). So I decided to buy a new front tire (third picture), move it to the rear, and save the rear as a ready spare just in case I pick up a sidewall puncture here in the Flint hills.
These tires are fantastic. So much grip when I need it, but that center strip is honestly a lot smoother than you might think from looking at it. I know you can nitpick BRR results all day, but these are hands down the best tires for my riding that I've used. I'll switch to the T70 once these wear out.
Bike is a 2022 Specialized Diverge carbon 9R frame custom build (forth picture before the new front tire).
by blkdrgn42
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They’re remarkably fast for how durable they are. Saving watts on RR doesn’t mean much when you’re on the side of the road fixing flats.