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Simple upgrades to a gravel bike for long paved road rides?

Hi All:

I have a 2021 Specialized Diverge Elite E5 (info) that works great as a gravel bike. However, I'm doing lots of long (75+ mile) paved rides these days and every little bit of speed would help me.

As a simple step, I'm thinking of changing out the current stock Specialized Pathfinder 700x38C gravel tires for road tires. Any thoughts on whether road tires would buy me a noticeable difference in ride speed on pavement? If so, any recommendations on which tire models and widths to try for someone with only so much money to spend? I've seen in another post that people generally like the Vittoria Corsa Control 30mm and Grand Prix 5000 32mm.

Picture of my current gravel setup attached.


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