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Originally Posted by canklecat
Good grief, those tires are a fifth the weight of my Michelin Protek Cross Max 700x40's. If I had the right bike I'd try 'em. Not much point on a 30+ lb comfy hybrid.
Huge difference, though. You could go with one of the other types and still reap the weight and rolling improvements no matter the weight of the bike. I currently run Michelin Krylion Carbon 23's. I had been using the insanely heavy Bontrager B 25's for 3 seasons when the krylion had been ranked very high in rolling performance and weight savings (235g). I bought a set of the smaller 23's. The weight savings was about 100g per tire plus the much more agile rolling performance. This was on a lighter bike (22lb'ish) Trek 460 racer. The difference was stunning. I immediately was quicker on all my courses.

You would feel the difference on a heavier bike, I'm confident of that.
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