Thanks. I put 25s on it. Speed was more a concern than comfort, I got this to use for organized distance rides and paved paths. I do a few half-centuries and whatnot every year and I got tired of borrowing bikes so I could keep up with the group. Rides nice by my standards certainly, as I've always ridden beaters until now. Downtube shifters are clumsy and awkward imo but I like the whole retro aspect and I don't intend to use this bike for dodging in and out of traffic anyway. For local use, errand running, urban riding and so on I used my junk Mirada.