Pretty tough, had quite a few trouble free miles despite my habit of riding home across los angles in the wee hours of the morning, though california redemption values keep the bottles of the streets, there is still some glass, and far more bad pavement than a city with so little rainfall should have, also took a while to square off despite many quick stops in traffic, fishtail skids to avoid certain death and all such lovely things that come with urban riding

A little heavy but not entirely bombproof, tread could be a little thicker, not a great deal at 25 bucks

Bought these under the new name, Erilium Pretty tough, bit heavy at 350g or so, bought a pair to replace the constantly flat panaracers that came on my bike, on my second pair of tires on my first real road bike, so i don't have a whole lot to compare to, but after maybe 1000 miles the rear has had it, probably got 7 or 800 miles trouble free, got first puncture from something really sharp and pointy, then a ways later a tread cut that attracted two more more punctures over the next few hundred miles, eventually got squared off, the front has yet to be punctured or cut, and shows very little sign of wear. not sure on handling and ride quality, seemed fine to me

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panaracers that were teh suck, great avocet cross touring tires and some super cheap 27"s on and old bike, this is my first first quality skinny road tire

Puncture Resistance

Tyres are a bit heavy and not as smooth a ride compared to the continentals that i used to use

Bought these in October 2003 after i found that i was getting a lot of puntures even though i was using Continental Ultra Gator skins. These tyres were recommened by the LBS and until this week have been excellent in terms of puncture resistance, with probably 3 punctures in the last 4000KM. Having said that, i have had to replace the rear tyre this week after receiving a puncture by an unknown object which left the tyre with a gapping slit of about 6 cm in length right through.

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Continental Ultra Gator Skins??

Looks and good rolling resistance. Smooth ride in good weather.

Even though the rear tire is inflated to its safety limit, it still feels "mushy" in the handling. I am 5'11" and 185lbs, and I am still not totally confident to blast though the turns in a pack, let alone by myself.

I bought these tires to satisfy my curiosity about the Michelin brand. I wanted a good training tire that I could use on charity rides in a pinch. I had previously had some Vittoria Integra tires that seemed puncture-proof but wore in the tread too easily. These Eriliums seem to do the trick. They look cool and seem to roll okay vs the vittorias. I have to get these in the 500 mile range at least to gauge their wearing characteristics vs. previous brands. So far, so good

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Vittoria, Continental Ultrasport 2000, Vredstein Ricorsos

Reasonable compromise of performance and flat protection. Classic good looks.

Glass on wet roads will cut them. The rear squares off more quickly than one might like. Not as tough a tread as Conti Ultra Gatorskins.

Note: Michelin changed the name on these tires -- they're now Eriliums. AFAIK, everything else about them is the same. Very decent training/commuting tire. Kevlar belt stands up to bad pavement and most road debris. Not as all-out tough as Conti Ultra Gatorskins, but I think they corner a little better, and they're a whole lot less expensive. Black tread, red stripe and tan sidewall add up to classic good looks. If you commute on a road bike, these are a great choice.

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Continental Ultra Gatorskins. Kevlar-less Hutchinsons and Michelins that didn't stand up to NYC roads.

Soft rubber compound provides excellent grip. Nice ride. Good handling. Very light (just over 300g for 700x23) for a Kevlar-belted tire with wire bead. Didn't cost me much.

Rubber compound is so soft I can't trust it to hold up - tire seems entirely dependent on the Kevlar belt to hold it together. Unacceptable as a rear tire.

Tire came recommended by my LBS as bulletproof and indestructible - perfect for the mix of commuting and weekend road rides I do. Having had it less than a month, I had to do a panic stop from 25 mph on the way home from work, and afterwards I found 3 separate 2-inch-long cuts in the tread that went all the way through down to the Kevlar belt. There was no glass on the road, only a bit of sand. I can't trust this tire in back - swapped out Turbo Armadillos for me, despite the weight. Still running one in front, though, and it's holding up fine.

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Spec Nimbus EX, Turbo Armadillo, numerous cyclocross tires

Very tough. No flats. Great road feel. Cut about 5 to 10 minutes off my commute after switching from solid, tubeless tires. Easy to install.

Paid $35.00 each for these tires. A bit more than I had anticipated. But, if the performance of these tires continues, money well spent.

The bulk of my riding is a 20 mile round trip commute to work. When I first started commuting with my 1999 GT Force road bike, I was getting flats a couple of times per week. A real pain when trying to get to work on time. Eventually, I switched to a solid, tubeless tire which I used for almost three years. No flats, but very heavy and slow. Also tough on the rims. I just switched back to pneumatics and chose the Michelin Axial Select with Kevlar belt and bead. I love these tires. I forgot how nice pneumatics felt on the road. I live at the end of a 2 mile tar and chip road that's littered with "road tacks." I hear the gravel, etc., pinging out from under the tires, but no flats yet! I think these tires are going to hold up quite well as I should have had a flat by now. Highly recommended.

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Solid, tubeless, "air bubble entrained" tires. Not recommended unless you ride on extremely rough surfaces. The tires I used were very slow, heavy, high rolling resistance, squeaked on the rim, and I'

wear and resistance to flats

none from my experience

These tires came on the bike when I purchased it. I have been very satisfied with these tires, no flats in 1500+ miles, plus some time on an indoor trainer. I think the ride is firm, no real handling issues. I certainly can''t complain about the wear life and resistance to flats. I would recommend this tire to endurance riders.

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Puncture resistant casing, great grip, great 2500 - 3000 mile training tire.

weight (actual weight of 700-23 is 304 grams - reduces to 270 or so after 1000 miles), Bit of a harsh ride due to all that Kevlar.

This is a great training tire that rolls like a tubular. Little harsher than the Axial Pro''s and Comps. The Kevlar casing makes it really blow up tight even at lower pressures. Rotate early as back will square off in 1000 miles or so. Bit heavy for racing in Crits or Hills but rolls fast once up to speed.

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Mich Axial Super Comps, HiLite Prestige''s, Vittoria Techno Twins, Conti-Super Sport Ultra''s and Grand Prix.

wear, wear, wear

B!TCH TO MOUNT! A REAL PAIN!

I had axial pros and they were very difficult to mount but they lasted forever! Then I got a vittoria open cx and it was so easy to seat I could do it with one hand! Problem is that it wore out in less than 800 miles being used on the rear. I had nearly triple that on the axial pro''s and they barely looked used. So I thought I''d get the axial select kevlar and get the awesome wear of the michelin and get lucky and have them be easier to mount than the axial pro''s. Boy was I wrong! At this point I am considering tubulars. However, this tire looks as though it will last even longer than the axial pros. I have not been able to seat Michelins without using tools and causing tube punctures from the tire levers. A more scary thought considering that someday I will get a flat 30 miles out of town and will not have an infinite number of spare tubes to puncture while mounting.

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axial pro, ritchey cross, specialized armadillo, vittoria open cx tt

Flat resistant. No cracks etc. strong and sticky. Cheap.

Heavy

I swear by my michelins. I have gotten so much wear out of them, I can''t believe my eyes, I stopped counting the miles, but I swear its around 3000 miles (or may be a lot more than that). These are the best training tires I have had. Flat Resistant. I believe they are also pretty grippy, although I have seen a wipeout on similar tire right in front of my eyes on a downhill corner, but I have never had any problems. For training I will stick to these.

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Cracking Vittorias, flatting continentals.