thanks for asking this question. I've been meaning to ask, also. I have a surly cross check with specialized armadillo all condition skinnies 700x25 that I want to switch out for the stock cross tires Ritchey Speedmax 700x32 just because they can go off road better and I think they'd be able to do better on pot holed streets, also. They armadillo's, although, fast are just too damn hard and kind of ride how I imagine those rubber bouncing balls they sell for 25 cents outside the markets.

Anyways, these have that "inverted" tread pattern, they're pretty light at 330g each and they seem to work well on and off road. Just thought I'd throw it out there.