Originally Posted by TimothyH

Evolution. It is the higher version of the tire.

I want the bike to be as light as possible and initially will be doing mixed riding - pavement and well groomed gravel with a hard base. A gnarlier tires is definitely possible as I graduate to the real stuff.

That's my thought. The truth is that I really don't know. It's the same tire that comes on the $8800 factory build so it must be good, right?