Originally Posted by
hodag
This topic gets beaten to death on BF in multiple locations. I commute with a cross bike and was looking for tires with better puncture protection After intergoogling and reading reviews I went with Continental Country Plus tires. Good ness gracious these things a pigs. Felt like I was pulling a trailer the whole way. Uphill. Against the wind. Look elsewhere for puncture protection.
That is all.
yeah, they're heavy and slow. They also are pretty flat proof though, and seem to last forever. I've got 2k miles or so on the set I've got, and the rear is just starting to look less than brand new. Compared to the Nokians I use in the winter, they're light...