I was a daily commuter on paved streets and my bikes all had smooth, supple road tires. My 2015 Charge Plug (not a folder) came with Kenda Small Block 8's which had micro-knobbies. I really wanted to like them and gave them more of a chance than I should have. They were light and supple, but the knobs slowed them down. And with knobs on the shoulders of the tires they had limited grip while cornering.

When I bought my used 2007 Dahon Boardwalk last year I bought Schwalbe Marathon Racers which were lighter, smoother and more supple than the bottom of the barrel drudgery donuts the seller had put on the bike.

I used to care about style, but somewhere in my 40s I just wanted to enjoy the ride, and for me and my riding style that's light, supple, wide-ish and SMOOOTH tires...except in winter when one of my bikes gets deeply treaded, studded snow tires.

Every once in a while I end up on a stretch of loose sand or loose gravel and I wish I had knobbies, but they are not worth the drudgery of pushing them over pavement the rest of the time.