[QUOTE=anx;20162736]I wish I had mine today for 5-10 minutes for the icy patches I hit (see above), but with the warmth they would have overkill for 90% of my ride. Does using them unnecessarily on 'normal' conditions wear them at all I wonder?
I haven't used these particular tires long enough to speak to the long term implications yet. The immediate drawbacks (IMHO) is they are substantially heavier and noisy. I've noticed the weight slows me down at my usual cadence or wears me out faster when trying to maintain a particular average speed.