I actually like the way the Forte felt, but its a super tight wire bead that has snapped a few of my tire wrenches trying to get it on and off and they don't fold at all. Recently I found a bubble in the sidewall so I figured I'd get some new tires. The GT2s are not sold any more and could be found as cheap as like 10 bucks a pair, so when I saw a $55+ tire for $25 on chainlove.com (gotta love that site) I figured I should pounce. plus its about 60+ grams lighter