I had a very good experience with Continentals on both my mtb and road bikes (I use Hutchinson on my cx bike). In my opinion, Conitnentals are prhaps the strongest tires around. They might not be the cheapest but they are deffinitely extremely strong and can offer a long ride life. In fact they will probably wear out before they start disintegrating due to age. Michelines are there as well, but I found them to be much much more short lived. Vitorias are - in my opionion - one season tires literally...
Originally Posted by i_r_beej
I used to ride Contis on my road bike. The damn things were tight tight tight and took two QuikStiks to remove them. A friend ran Contis on his MTB. Same "problem".
Are the Twisters a tight fit to the rim?
Looks like a nice tread, though. Dang sweet Rock Lobster up there.