hahahaha but to actually comment towards the topic of the thread..... Michelin has seen this coming and in my opinion not done a whole lot about it... Bridgestone as a whole has been coming out with newer product lines at lower costs dealer wise then michelin... quality being equivalant if not greater... I took some corners on the Bt002s recently , and i hafta say , im thinking of switching to them instead of the 2Cts.... And not just bike tires.... I run a Tire kingdom , and Bridgestone is on Michelins ass there too...