Michelin Pro4 Service Course (£39.99)
Michelin Pro4 Service Course (£39.99)
Offering very balanced performance, Michelin’s Pro4 Service Course is ideal if you’re after something that’ll do everything well rather than excelling in one specific area.
The casing is 110tpi, with the outer layer being what Michelin call their HD-Protection ply (high density textile crossed reinforcements) which supposedly gives ten per cent better resistance to punctures than competitors. It’s also dual compound, a rubber mix aimed at rigidity in the centre for durability and a softer compound focused on grip on the edges with cornering in mind.
As it happens, grip is one of the main focuses of the Service Course, although Michelin also have the Pro4 Grip, which is basically a version of the Service Course with better grip and a little more puncture protection. All in all, the Pro4 is made up of six tyres, with the Endurance (a superb training tyre), lightweight Comp Service Course, featherweight Comp Limited Service Course and Tubular Service Course also available.
Back to the regular Pro4 Service Course we’re focusing on here, however, and Michelin offer these in 20, 23 or 25mm widths, weighing a claimed 185g, 200g and 215g respectively, so if you’re wanting to go super wide you’ll have to look somewhere else. You can also get the 23mm tyre in seven different colours, if you like that sort of thing…