I'm just looking for less sluggish handling and a little less rolling resistance to compensate for the overgeared nature of my commuter, but I don't want to do it at the expense of getting a lot of flats or losing too much traction in the rain. I'm not too worried about getting beaten up on the ride. The bike is steel and has plenty of give.
I'm running 26x1.25 Specialized Fat Boy slicks on my commuter (they seem wider than that), and I do plan to wear them out first, but I'm wondering what kind of luck you all have had going narrower than that. The Fat Boys are rated at 100 psi, and in my browsing it seems that is on the high end for MTB slicks.
Anyone having luck with narrower tires? If so, what are you running? If not, feel free to tell me I'm nuts
