Originally Posted by
WhyFi
Quick update on my 28mm Michelin Power Road TLRs - I'll be at 3k miles on them within the week and, while it's starting to square off, the TWI dimples on the rear tire are still visible. I'm expecting at least another 1k out of them, but wouldn't be surprised by another 1.5k. Either way, this is pretty impressive longevity for me, I'm usually playing chicken with the cords starting peek out in the 2.5-3k mile range.
Still rolling nicely/easily. I've found the best comfort for them is a little under the -/+60spi that I had been running with the Pro One Evo Addix, though their comfort still falls a little short of that of the Schwalbe (I'm around 180lbs and am running these on 23mm int width hookless Zipps, for reference).
Oh, and I had taken one big puncture that required a knotted bacon strip plug a while back. I decided to leave that plug in place, rather than patch internally, just out of curiosity. It's still in place, 2,500 miles later. I'm comfortable with saying that it was a permanent fix.
Good info thanks. Sounds like a good tyre option for sure. Michelin are always a quality product.
Likewise I did a 9 hour climbing slogfest (Seemed like a good idea at the time) on my Pirelli P-Zero Race TLRs without issues, pressure around 70/75 psi F/R. No flats or any visible cuts, good grip and very comfortable (30c). Racking up the mileage quite nicely on these now. I'm planning to keep them on for the rest of my summer Sportive events and training and then go back to my Cinturatos for winter/spring training.