Originally Posted by
TomWinKC
I am going on a tour at least for me. I am going to ride the Katy Trail, about a 260 mile trip including spur trails. I considered the wider tires due to the trail surface is crushed limestone but have opted just just to stick with the 32mm tires based on feedback from other riders who have completed the trip.
I've done the entire Katy 6 times on 32 mm tires. I've even ridden it in pouring rain. The 32s were good enough. I might consider going to 35s after these wear out but only because I weigh about 215 lbs.
Speaking of rain, I'm going to get fenders before my next Katy Trail end-to-end. The people that I rode with who had fenders fared much better than those of us who did not on both dust on dry days and dirt on wet ones. I may have to stick with 32s if I get fenders.