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amey
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I've said it before but the main benefit I've found is knowing puncture are just so much harder to get, meaning you can ride very quick tyres when you would normally need to compromise on speed/weight/puncture resistance.
If you never got punctures on racing tyres that roll as nice as Schwalbe Pro One's or Vittoria Corsa G+ and the like, then cool. But personally I had to stop riding nice tyres out in the lanes because the punctures were taking the fun out of it all.