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@Wannabe
Quick report.
Bontranger racelite hardcase -- fast as you like, but look after them. I weigh 100kg, and knocked up several hundred k's in central and south London with little problem, including a couple of pothole-wheel incidents.
Tyre is fast, feels pretty light (precise weight in first post of thread, I imagine!). Rolled well, and had what felt like oodles of grip in the wet.
Managed to tear a big flap off the middle of the tyre, about 2cm along the circumference and a cm wide. I glued it down (onto the fabric that was visible) and kept using it. Punctured 50k later, much to my annoyance. On the plus side, I did 5k home on a flat with no damage to the rear rim -- the sidewalls are thick, and make the tyre an absolute bitch to fit, but on a nice smooth road, it's doable, if highly unrecommended.
I am just about to fit a michelin krylion carbon, and I will post up the state of the tyre after a few hundred K. I also bought a pair of decathlon tubes for 2.50€, and I'm almost too scared to fit them. They HAVE to be rubbish, right?
Photo of state of bonty shambles to follow. I'd recommend the hardcase for use that doesn't involve fixie skidding -- I imagine my last emergency stop caused the layer to come off.