Hence why I said depends on objectives. If you only want to ride / training runs then stick to race tires. But if your using a fast road bike for commuting personally I'd rather have something a bit more resiliant and lose out slightly on rolling resistance. Tbh the tyres on an 1000 road bike are going to be the last thing the manufacturer overly spends the cash on.
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I have a Specialized Secteur Comp I use just for commuting, no intention/time for racing or training for racing, and there is no way I would put M+ tyres on it.
There are plenty of far superior tyres which offer a reasonable compromise between puncture resistance and ride quality.
Yes so not sure why you assumed I was pointing him to M+. If it matters I prefer Continental Ultra Gatorskins myself.
edit. think they've renamed them to just Continental Gatorskins since I bought mine a couple of years ago.
Obviously a wrong assumption
Often when people start writing about puncture resistant tyres, M+ is what they are referring to because that's it's only positive attribute.
Obviously a wrong assumption
Often when people start writing about puncture resistant tyres, M+ is what they are referring to because that's it's only positive attribute.
I very nearly made the mistake on buying M+ when looking at the Gatorskins. So I should have probably been a bit more specific in one of my original posts 
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Have put my old M+ on to my CX bike for now, 32mm ones, 800g each which adds almost 1kg to the overall weight of the bike 
Maybe the weekend bike will seem more sprightly now
Maybe the weekend bike will seem more sprightly now
I actually did make that mistake, I bought 25mm M+ for my new road bike but never put them on as it was obvious from just handling them they were very stiff and inflexible, it would have taken some of the fun away if I had used them.
Currently using Conti GP4000s tyres because of the excellent experience I have had using Conti GP4 Seasons on my main all weather commuter.
You'll feel like your cycling on airHave put my old M+ on to my CX bike for now, 32mm ones, 800g each which adds almost 1kg to the overall weight of the bike
Maybe the weekend bike will seem more sprightly now
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