Originally Posted by The Golden Boy

I'm not trying to pointlessly argue- I'm genuinely interested in this.

I went from a higher volume, lower pressure tire to a lower volume, higher pressure tire.

I've experienced this with 700C x 25 to 28 and 28 to 32 and 1 1/8 to 1 1/4. In each instance- going from a smaller tire to a larger tire increases the "plushness" of the ride. I've ridden this particular bike with two different sets of 28s and 32s. I don't think it's a matter of the tire or the pressure. That leaves the hubs, rims and size.