Pirelli

This is one of several sets of Pirelli higher-end performance tires that I've purchased from BTD. Very happy with all of them: decent ride quality, excellent handling (although I don't ride in the wet, only if caught-out in a surprise shower, so can't speak to handling in the wet), and have not had a puncture with ANY of the Pirelli's that I've had. I've ridden several sets of Conti GP5K ST-Rs, and can say that these Pirellis are quite comparable in all respects to the Contis - both are high-quality tires. All of these have been used with tubes, either butyl or TPU, no tubeless here. I will say that the Pirellis are somewhat easier to mount than Contis in my experience. Tread service life seems OK, usually ~ 3K miles for both Conti and Pirelli. Subjective, of course, but ride quality / comfort seems a tad better with the Pirellis - last several sets have been 28/30 on my 2023 Canyon Aeroad CF SLX8.

I caught a nail... well that happens but with less than a week to go to Roth, Germany for the Challenge Roth I was convinced that an expensive store would be the only option to get the tire in time. Called Biketiresdirect... it was more wishful thinking than anything else. I told him what I need, he confirmed that it was the proper tire, that it was in stock and he could send it out right away so I should have it with time to install it. The price was about 30 bucks less than anywhere else I looked, so I ordered a pair, saved 60 bucks which is a nice dinner in Europe even by today's exchange rate. Oh, and I finished Roth, no punctures...

I put these on my Specialized Tarmac. I went with a size 30 and they just fit. So far so good. I have about a 100 miles on them They seem pretty soft so I don't know how many miles I get out of them, but I love the ride and the handling. BTW I'm indicating that I'm a daily commuter, but these tires are on my weekend road bike. I run a commuter tire on my daily commute bike; not these. I am not sure I would trust these to be very flat resistant

SUPER stable tire.

After riding 1k miles on these I am very satisfied.

Not as supple as the TLR-RS, likely due to the sidewall reinforcement making them more harsh feeling but nothing dropping a few psi won't fix, just something I noticed.

That rim to tire transition is so incredible and makes for the most stable tire I have ever tried, hands down. I compared to Conti Aero tire up front and really do enjoy this tire more than the Conti aero tire.

My 28mm tire measures 31.8mm on my 26 internal rims after stretching. I expect they will wear fast but so far they are holding up quite well for the first 1k miles and zero flats.