Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
In my neck of the woods we have a lot of good stuff you can get to without ever touching dirt, but a lot more good stuff you'll have to cross dirt and sand and gravel to see. I had a skinny tire Cervelo for half a decade, I'd always turn around when the pavement ended, I'm having great fun not having to do that anymore.
I see that, but both kid and I are into the weigh weenie, got to have the best performance in the best condition types. Even in some races with dirt sections we planned on changing wheels from Roubaix to racers. For those like use I can't see an advantage of a 31 on the road for performance. I road 28s
VeloBase.com - Component: Clement Campionato del Mondo Seta for years in the 80 and loved them. But when it came to race performance I went down a size - not up.
If "they" continue to add gravel, dirt and mud to road races then I can see a 31 out there. Otherwise the weight and aero aspect put them where the negatives outweigh the benefits.