Hi! Owner of a new Sirrus Elite (2017) here, bought about 2 months or so ago. I had it fitted with fenders (P&P) and kickstand. (I love how the kickstand looks btw)

I mainly use my bike to commute (about 2.5 mi / 4 km total) but also try to go on evening/weekend joyrides as well. Feeling competitive I try to get good times on my "everyday segments" in Strava. I use a running t-shirt during cycling and keep a selection of spare t-shirts at work, so sweat is no big deal. I'm switching to cycling tights and will have to keep shorts/pants at work as well.

The last quarter mile of my ride everyday to and from work is cobblestones. The sidewalk is limited and tight, not really suitable for the bike.

- Bike seems heavy, mainly because it is heavy - 31 lbs... (with one spare tube, multi tool, fenders, alu water bottle) I noticed the weight when I bought it actually, but a-it was an improvement over my 40lb 10yo mtb and b-didn't really know that you could have 18-lb bikes without going all carbon/race.
- I feel more competitive the more I ride, but seems like I can't accelerate, especially compared to road bikes that are zipping through....
- The fenders seem to rattle (cobblestones are not good to them) anyway, I'll take them off. They were expensive too.
- I'll switch to the SPD system pretty soon (shoes in the mail, "candy" pedals arrived today) to see what that's all about.


So, should I consider switching to 28c or even 25c tires? I don't think I'll go as far as changing the rims (cost) but tires I can do. I noticed the bundled Espoir "double blackbelt" tires are really sturdy (no flats so far, ridden in pretty questionable circumstances) but how would it be with the slicker tires? I don't necessarily always look where I'm going, occasionally go through a few twigs or whatnot...