Originally Posted by
genejockey
Regarding the original, 3-month-old OP, I've seen several people say they like skinny tires at high pressures because they FEEL faster. This makes me think that these folks mistake feeling every tiny pebble on the road = fast, but I can tell you that my fastest bike also has the fattest tires and the plushest ride. I prefer to GO fast, rather than just FEEL fast.
A few weeks ago I deflated my tires by 40 PSI, to 100. The ride sucked. I'm back to 140. Even Rene Herse says, "There's nothing wrong with narrow tires, of course. If you prefer the 'connected-to-the-road' feel of a racing bike, then you'll be happier on narrow tires.[I am. --smd] If your friends tease you to 'get with the program,' remind them:
narrow tires are not slower than wide tires - they just aren't faster, either."
The sentiment of the above quote usually gets twisted into the "wide tires are
faster than narrower tires" BS.