Originally Posted by
Metieval
wide tires are for wide riders.
That makes no sense at all. I ride with men and women who are in the 120-160 weight range and use 32-35mm tires on their drop bar bikes, which are wide sizes for drop bar road bikes. All are quality tires that are light and roll well- the riders love em.
None are wide riders though.
And I see countless healthy/fit cyclists riding pavement on gravel tires all the time.
...perhaps you mean 2+ inch tires when you claim that wide tires are for wide riders? Even then I wouldnt agree, but at least that would eliminate all the stated and examples of wide tires being used by fit cyclists.