Originally Posted by
mstraus
I wonder how much of the change in ride on the switch to the Vaya was going to a Steel bike vs just the wider tires. I tested a Vaya and have been looking at it and similar bikes, though I would definitely swap out the stock tires with something slick.
Either way I am feeling more comfortable trying wider tires now.
I'm sure it all adds up. The Trek rode very nice, but I surely couldn't offroad with on 23s. I just feel like I could go all day on the Vaya, but maybe not the Trek? it I just thought that I wouldn't like that wide a tire for road riding, but I was wrong and pleasantly surprised by the result.