Originally Posted by
Daniel S
Well, I was warned someone would say exactly what I wanted to hear. How do you know your 38mm are just as fast?
Do you use a ride tracker for speed and it shows you that your 38mm are just as fast, or do you keep up with the group just as easily?
Thanks for the input.
I would be willing to be that they're referring to a setting outside of a spirited group ride. On solo road rides, which I've also done on 35s and 38s, the time/power results that I've gotten haven't been obviously out of the normal range that I'd see with 28s or 30s... but solo rides are a lot different, much smoother, less dynamic and punchy. Being a few bike lengths slower out of a corner when solo means nothing; with a group, it can mean losing a wheel and getting dropped or having to dig deep to claw your way back.