Originally Posted by
JonathanGennick
I'd go at least to 38 mm to get enough volume to be comfortable without pinch flatting. Get a quality tire w/a high thread count. Soma has some high-end tire models like the Shikoro. Also look at offerings from Compass and Panaracer. Be open to the new crop of 650b x 47 mm bikes that I'm seeing more and more of. Are there any shops near you? Maybe visit and ask to look at gravel bikes.
Thanks for this post.
There are several shops in the area. I'm on 700x42c right now. On the asphalt I average about 11/12mph on a ride. And it's a sweet ride but the bike weighs 40lbs. and I want a road bike, mostly road. I'd like to run 32c if I can get a comfortable ride. I want to up the speed average, put more miles on a bike.