I’m in agreement with Linus. I enjoy the ride. After tire safety and reasonable puncture protection concerns are met I go for lightweight and good – exciting - handling and ride quality. I don’t expect my road tires to last longer than the tour. By that I don’t mean they are thread bare at tour’s end but they are worn enough that I wouldn’t start another tour with them. In short I don’t want 700 gm/10000km tires for a 2000 km tour when 300 gm tires will keep me smiling and spinning safely down the road.