This is my go to tire for daily training and long european tours. For me (190) it seems to be the perfect combination of weight, durability and stickiness in both dry and wet. My home roads have loads of basalt chips that just eat other tires. I can ride these over the occasional gravel section to connect a loop without worrying that they will get shredded. Yet they are light enough and supple enough to handle well and feel good. I go through about two rear tires a year and one front... typically change the rear when I put on a new chain... that is about 2,500 miles. They could go longer but my experience on our local roads is that once you see the profile go from rounded to about a 14 (5mm) flat spot then I might get a flat.
Was using Lithion 23mm tires, but recently switched to new, wider rims and wanted a wider tire to match. After looking at all the reviews, I selected the Pro4 Endurance. Good balance of puncture protection and relatively low weight. These tires roll nicely, corner well and work well in dry and wet conditions from my own experience. So far, so good.
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These are great all around tires for trying and long distance riding. I'm a tall, heavy guy and wear most tires out quickly so I was looking for something harder wearing but with good traction and decent suppleness. These Pro4 Endurance tires bit the bill perfectly. They wear like iron yet still provide a sporty ride with good comfort. Win, win, win! They are also quite true to size with my 23mm tires measuring just over 23mm.
Great tires, I wouldn't buy any others. I had a set of Gator Skins and had a flat every time I went out. I've ridden over 2000 miles on my latest set with only one or two flats. They are smooth, quick and a reliable ride!
These tires are reasonably tough and long wearing with very good handling and ride quality. The 25c tires that I most recently received (all black version) are noticeably and measurably narrower than older 25c Pro4 Endurance tires that I've had (blackgrey version). The old ones measured 27mm when mounted on a CXP-33, and 27.5mm on a Velocity Dyad. The new ones (purchased Dec. '14) measure 25.1mm on a CXP-33.
The Pro4 Endurance tire 700X25 mounted on my Hed Ardennes SL offers the most comfortable ride I've ever experienced with no sacrifice of speed. I have only about 400 miles in these tires so I can't comment yet on durability.
I am getting about 1500 solid miles on these tires. I tend to replace when I feel I might start getting flats and definitely before any serious signs of tread wear.
This tire stands up well to the basalt chips that we get on the side of the roads out here in Hood River. It has good wet weather grip as well. I go through a lot of these between my wife's bike and mine. Seems like we are getting about 2K out of them before the tread wears out... so not the longest mileage tire. But you can't have good grip with a harder rubber. A great mix of durability, weight and suppleness.
I've got over 3500 miles on a set of these and except for a pinch flat that was my fault, they have been perfect. They don't feel heavy or slow and rocks don't cut them. Fantastic tire.
Use these tires for all my road riding. Corner well, good gripping power. Not prone to flats although at a mere 125 pounds riding on them I've never really been prone to getting flats. Michelin has always provided quality tires both on the road and mountain biking side. Nothing to complain about here, I've been thoroughly please with their performance and they seem to wear pretty well and as Michelin says they seem pretty durable.
I've been riding a set of these (700 x 23C) on my road bike for about 2 months now, and average about 120 miles a week. No flats, nor any deep/large cuts.
The tires feel plenty fast for my shorter interval training and spirited weekend group rides distancing anywhere from 70 to 90 miles. I particularly like the durability of these as the last thing I want to do is flat out and make everybody wait during a large group ride. And I don't feel like they're holding me back in terms of speed, or I wouldn't even be riding with them.
Easy to install, rolls nicely. It hasn't been on the wheel long so we will see what the durability is like.
Bought one of these to replace a Krylion Carbon that was cut through. The tire is durable and pretty darn puncture resistant, but still handles well.
Only complaint is the weight, but it's worth it for the puncture resistance.
These are great tires. Long wear (4000-6000k miles with the 28cm) and almost zero flats.
Road biking. A replacement for Krylions which lasted almost 4000 miles. Excellent all around tire. Corners very well and is extremely comfortable. Red stripe complements frame colors.
This tire is one of the best i've used.this is my second set.A little hard to mount the first time(typical for this type of tire).i rotate my tires often and didn't have any trouble.this tire does everything well.Low rolling resistance,smooth,corners well,super grip,great mialage,and sharp looking.After 1500 miles i mounted them on a secondary bike and pushed them as far as they would go.Got 3000 miles out of them.That was with the utmost maintenance.Proper pressure,wiped down after every ride,rotated every 500 miles.Your mialage may vary.Very flat resistant.Would i buy them again?I did
this tire meets my criteria of very good dependable tire that has good road feel and it is confident in dry and wet conditions
Previously used Michelin Krylion Carbon tires (23 mm width). The Pro4 Endurance tire in grey/black was available only in 25 mm width & ride with a more noticeable rolling resistance comparatively. I haven't put enough miles on them to compare wear/mileage.
Since I have been using these the Michelin Pro4 Endurance Tire, I won't use anything else. I have tried different brands and finally found one I can depend on. The price is also a plus. I coach a cycle team, so we are normally training for 4-5 months during a season. I can't tell you how many miles we put on in one season. I love that these tires are durable.
