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(More customer reviews)I normally ride on the Michelin Pro3 Race, but I have a century coming up where the first few hours in the mountains is often misty or rainy and figured that it would be good to have the Pro3 Grip based upon the reviews of them and Michelin's website. I haven't hit any wet conditions yet with them, but in the first few hundred miles so far they do not appear any slower than the Michelin Pro3 Race tires. On the dry roads they have at least equal traction. I have never had them start to slide out at all yet.
While most online descriptions say the Pro3 Grips weigh more than the Pro3 Race by 10 to 20 grams each, the pair I got was in fact less than a new pair of Pro3 Race. The Pro3 grips were in fact about 2 to 5 grams LESS in weight than the Pro3 Race (each tire was a bit less, making the pair almost 10 grams less). The explanation was apparent when they were mounted, as the Pro3 Grips clearly are a lower profile tire than the Pro3 Race tires. The sidewall is lower and the circumference slightly smaller at the same inflation (116 psi). Because they are uniform black and the tread is uniform (slick tread surface), they aren't as snappy looking as the Pro3 Race which you can get in a variety of colors. As long as they perform as well or better, and if they hold up as promised in wet conditions, it will be tempting to not go back to the Pro3 Race at all - except for the somewhat higher price on the Grips.
As far as durability goes, I have found that the Pro3 Race get cut pretty easily if I have the misfortune of having to hit glass (I haven't found them cut much by gravel or cracks - just glass). In the traffic on the PCH over a narrow bridge the other day I coasted through a modest patch of glass and accident debris in the Pro3 Grips the other day, and they came through without even a scratch. Could be luck, or maybe they are bit more durable. This wasn't too bad a mess, however, so it's not a good test and one I hope not to repeat. I don't have enough miles to see any meaningful treadwear yet.
UPDATE
Good:
After a few more hundred miles these still are super grippy, but it has yet to rain in CA here so I can't say as to wet grip.
Bad:
I skidded the rear tire (pretty gently for about 3 feet) and it rubbed off a noticeable portion of the rear rolling surface. It's not enough to make it unusable by any means, but for the same kind of skid on the Michelin Pro3 Race - Michelin Pro 3 Race Road Tire - it would not have even made a dent. It is interesting, because on this skid (pretty much straight ahead) it seemed to lose traction unexpectedly and easier than the corners (where it has never lost any traction). That was a bit of a surprise. Not that they lost rubber, but that it seemed unusually easy to start that skid in the first place on them.
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The weatherman said sunny and warm, but the dark clouds say otherwise. Mount up the Michelin Pro3 Grip Tires and go race in the rain. Michelin designed the Pro3 Grip as a wet-weather alternative to the Pro3 Race, so you don't lose your edge in bad weather.Product Features
Material: , rubber
Type:
Size: 700 c x 23 mm
Bead: rubber
Foldable: yes
Weight: 215 g
Recommended Use: road cycling
Manufacturer Warranty: limited
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