Originally Posted by
Bunyanderman
Quick question, can you take low rolling resistance tires with little tread on dirt/trails safely? I wan't to go to 28's, but can I ride them on dirt if they have no tread? This for an example:
Robot Check
My friends have a road bike with 25/28 and they walk their bikes on anything that is not road.
Not off road, no. You can do crushed limestone paths easily. I would not take those tires on any bare dirt/mud/etc.
I gained about 3/4 mph going from stock 32 to 28mm tires alone. Comfort did not suffer at all and the bike is more responsive and more fun to ride.