i also find michelins, at least the pro race 2, to be ridiculously thin tires for skidding and whatnot.

i only use the rear tire to skip occasionally and i blew through one of them in about a month recently.

currently i have a conti gatorskin which is holding up much better. mostly because the casing is a little thicker. but realistically with riding fixed and trying to stop with the pedals (skipping/skidding) i don't see my tires ever lasting much more than 6 months. do i care so much? no it's fun.

for my next tire i plan to check out this guy...

http://www.somafab.com/tires_ev.html