I did my first tire change and balance (front and rear) about three weeks ago and decided to give the Spirit ST a shot. After a short scrub in cycle, I let em' loose and so far, I love them! They perform as if they were meant for my C14. Super consistent and predictable in a very good way. Pretty effortless and smooth drop in and level out. I'm quickly narrowing my chicken strips. Just cruising, they are confidence inspiring. Road imperfections, tar snakes, cracks, etc. are an after thought. I cannot comment on their ability in wet conditions yet but, the fellas at Avon that I spoke to say these tires excel in the wet but, really, what else are they gonna say? Hope they last forever but, out of the three sets of different model Avon's I've used, I've found that they are super sticky and don't last as long as others. Revzilla price matched these for me with Dennis Kirk while they had them at a discount. Plus I had about $30 Zilla bucks and I paid $199 for the set.