Originally Posted by
HBCruiser1
I'm a bit confused by your post, you ask about a cruiser but your interest is a road bike with fatter tires. Seems like a wash to me. If you want a fatter tire, perhaps you can put a fatter tire on your hybrid and see if you like it.
You want a fatter tire but not if it's slow or heavy, which is counter intuitive.
If you're looking for a robust roadbike then perhaps your choice is a good one and if you don't like the tires you can try replacing them with one of squid's suggestions.
understand how it could be confusing. For 20+ yrs, Ive been ridin hybrids w/bout 1.0"-1.25" wide @ 80-100psi tires. Now, the only thing Im thinkin bout changing is tires; only for a more comfortable ride. (so, what would ya call a bike like that?) I assume the wider the tire, the slower? I currently do ...13-14mph (its hilly round here). W/2", 70psi tires, how much slower? Im willing to sacrifice some speed.