Originally Posted by
sonatageek
Well I don't know what 27 x 1 1/4 tires you had that were narrower than 20mm 700c tires, but that just does not make sense to me.
No, I was saying that I started out with tires that were 1.25" wide, and later got a hand-me-down 700c wheelset with 20mm tires - and that I LOVE the narrow 20mm tires. But that I think most of what I love is being able to inflate to 100+ PSI, and the huge weight difference...my next set of tires will probably be 25mm.
I guess my point was that you can commute on rail thin tires if you want - it's just personal preference. Just because 20mm tires are "racing" tires doesn't mean you can't commute on them - for me, it beats the heck out of using 1.25" tires.