Originally Posted by
NYMXer
Most of our roads here in the Catskills are chipped and any paved roads have too much traffic for my liking so, I can't miss what I never get.
I have found that riding the fog line helps decrease resistance. Paved roads must be almost as nice as a tailwind,
When I switched from 28mm tires to 38 mm tires I was amazed at how I could suddenly float over chipseal and cracked asphalt. The rough road to my camp in North Western Ontario was fun when I was a teenager on a racing bike, then less fun as an overweight young adult trying to recapture teenage speed, then fun again as I matured and started using high-quality wider tires. If Strava had existed thirty years ago, I would love to compare my middle-aged performance to my teenage performance.