aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,543
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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I think the reason narrow tires ride better is that they had more supple sidewalls. Until recently, it wasn't possible to make a wide tire with a supple sidewall. But it is now. Now that it's possible, people are saying they're the bee's knees.
I'm about to try some 32mm Paselas. The sidewalls are very thin. If I could justify spending on the Grand Bois tires, I'm sure I'd love them, but the Pasela is still a darned nice tire.