Originally Posted by mmmdonuts

Danno,
You have proven to be very knowledgeable in your posts and much of the time I agree with you. But I still say the difference between soft and stiff casing would have to be a huge one for it to be noticeable. And that is why my comparisons were between same purpose tires which in this case were performance road such as the ones people were recommending to the OP. I do agree that a commuting or XC tire would feel different as well as touring types built with thicker heavier casings and treads. To say that this tire or that is more supple and therefore much more comfortable without accounting for actual size and pressure is hype along the lines of laterally stiff yet vertically compliant frames.