Should have got the ME33 with the Comp K compound- you cannot beat a race compound for grip- unless you ride on black ice!No. I had the old Roadrunner on the rear and an ME33 Lazer on the front (and they were a bit old until recently) and even when they were new they didnt hold a patch to the new Roadrunners. Although I think the Metzler was better than the Roadrunner.