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Originally Posted by canam73

I have mediocre roads. Not the worst, but enough frost heave and pot holes that a little extra piece of mind is worth it. I've also found that I don't notice much difference in weight below ~1500g, but then again I'm in Wisconsin so the hills can be long or steep but never both and usually not either.

Have you tried wider rims?

I love the ride that I get from 21mm rims + 23mm tires. It's a noticeable improvement over 19mm rims with 23mm tires.

There aren't many hills in my area(NW Phoenix), but there are some actual climbs not too far from town(South Mountain + Bartlett Lake).

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