Originally Posted by
ColonelSanders
For the same tyre compounds, the wider tyre will always be heavier, so how much is too much?
Well considering that hybrids are already heavy......
Probably doesn't matter on hybrids, because at a certain speed wind resistance becomes the limiting factor. So it really isn't about speed but a required wattage.
Speaking of watts, a 25c clincher tire ranges from a rolling resistance 9.9 watts (Continental GP TT) to 21.9 watts (Schwalbe Lugano). I'd rather ride my hybrid on a 35c Nomad Resist than a 25c Schwalbe Lugano.
