I have been using this tire for years and I am happy with its results. This is not a tire for the track asthe compound might be not very stickt as the other brands, but for my riding experience sticks cery eell too .I would say is more for long distance riding; which is what I do. I've used another popular brands in the past and they only last about 5k miles, with Shinko 005 I get between 8k-12k this includes a lot of 2up riding