I have bikes that are running different tire widths and I ride each of them according to my mood or type of ride I am planning. My Raleigh Competition GS has 700 x 23 tires and I always love riding that bike , I just make sure I have at least 100lbs in the tires before taking off on a ride. I have much wider tires on my Mondia , it came with 27” wheels so the 1 1/4’ wide tires I put on it measure 1.390” when inflated to 80lbs. If I plan on any sandy or gravely roads for long distances , I take that bike. The rest are either 25 or 28 wide 700’s or 27 x 1 . I am older now so it doesn’t matter to me too much, when I was younger I wouldn’t ride anything wider than 23’s. I always thought it was faster.