I have an old steel road bike with 700c x 32mm Gatorskin tires and am very happy with it. It does go off road but frankly my 700c x 40mm equipped bike is much better for off road. I also ride the older 27" x 1 1/4" wheel size with Schwalbe Marathon tires and it is quite comfortable and good handling. I ride the 27" wheels offroad a lot but again 40mm is better offroad. Had to get my two cents in.