I have a 700 series bike as well as the 26" which was a mountain bike but I put these road tires on it. I like the 26" tires better than the 700 series. They are lower and wider thus more stable. There might be slightly more rolling resistance than the 700 series but I think its worth it for comfort, durability and control. As far as speed, the top end might be slightly higher on the 700 series because they are taller and skinnier but look at the bell curve, most bikes will go in the middle ground most of the time. Top end only a small percentage of the time right? So I liked these tires because they work in the majority range of speed and road conditions. Michelin is a top name brand too so this gave me confidence to buy them.
The only downside is that they are 1.4" wide which I found to be an odd width. The tires themselves were hard to find. No local shops had them in stock so I had to buy them online. I had to get tubes that went from 1.2-1.75 tire size. I also put another layer of rim tape to assure max safety to the tubes, the 3rd downside is that they are expensive in comparison to other tires. This is why they lost one star. I hope they will last.