Originally Posted by
chaadster
I don't get the fixation on putting 28c tires on a super wide 29er MTB rim; what's the connection? Why do you think 28 is the size, and if it has anything to do with weight or aero, why are you running heavy MTB wheels?
Anyway, I guess I don't really care, but do think it would behoove you to look at wider tires, if only because you've already tried 28s, but also because I don't think you're sacrificing anything going with 32c.
A tire like the Compass Stampede Pass Extralite 32c at 254g is pretty light for the size:
Compass Bicycles: 700C Tires
Ok, forget sizing for a moment. What is so hard to understand about "slick"? I'm not trying to be a d*ck but why is it everyone has to chime in without an actual answer to the proposed question. I see it all the time on this forum. Like the member who asked which color bottle cage looked better on his bike. All he wanted was some other's opinion on which color looked better. But instead he received dozens of responses suggesting other cages that were available. Seriously guys, stop trying to impose you will on others. If we come here and ask for help why is it so difficult to just answer the question within the parameters specified?
I don't claim to know every model tire from every brand so I'm asking for input from others that may know of a model I'm not familiar with. So please, I'm ONLY looking for slick tires in size 28mm. I do not want a tire with any visible tread nor do I want a tire larger than 28mm. Once the tire gets any larger than 28mm they tend to trend more towards a hybrid tire which in turn gets much heavier than I would like and finding them in a slick becomes difficult. Yes, I realize the wheels I chose are heavier than some road wheels I could have used but I chose these because of the look of the wheels. And because of the profile of a 28mm tire on a wide rim it it will give me the ride quality I'm looking for. Additionally using a lighter 28mm tire will offset the additional weight from the wheels.