Bike Commuting

You’re almost certainly overthinking this. Especially when you’re comparing differences of 300 grams to 10 additional kilos of bags. Use durable tires suited to the surface you’ll be riding on. If you’d like to save an additional minor amount of time, you’d be better served to focus on your sleep and diet. Your conditioning and health will be better for it.

Only really matters when racing competition.

any weight comparison in this community that does not imply like 10% of your weight is silly

The only obnoxious thing about touring-specific tires is the fact that they’re so obnoxious to put on or take off your rim. It’s certainly a hand workout. I used some Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires on a 4,000+ mile tour and only had to replace tubes once (due to truck tire beading getting stuck in the sidewalk of the tire).

No amount of saved tyre weight can compensate for durability.

Actually, sincere i bought proper durable tires i saved weight by not having to carry a pump and puncture kit with me on every trip.

I found it did make a difference. Like I could feel how much more effort it took. All the same the added effort just means more exercise whereas the effort around dealing with a flat is mental aggravation.

Rolling resistance has way more of an effect than weight. But that said, I would never trade off durability for weight especially for a commuter/bike touring bike. Punctures are a drag any time but especially when you are carrying a load.