Originally Posted by
alan s
On the plus side of the equation, wider tires provide much more comfort for rough trails and roads, and are much less fatiguing on long rides. 700x40 and 26x50 hit the sweet spot for me.
I agree. I'm running over 2.0 on my MTB and MTB tourer. Of course, you could argue big tires make any ride a long ride.
Seriously, I ride in two different groups 15+ riders. In both, the big tire riders bring up the rear, and we wait for them regroup after every grade. Nothing wrong with that, I respect their choice, but if these tires so "fast" why are the bikes they're on so uniformly slow?