Originally Posted by
cyclezen
There are those of us who still ride on what now are called skinny tires - 23 & 25...
But the one consideration, of great importance, when discussing both the tire construct, width, inflation pressure and ride quality, which is almost never mentioned for real consideration - the the rider and bike weight.
A 165 lb rider + bike weight will 'ride' very differently from 'how' and 'what' a 200 lb rider + bile will feel.
So comments of regarding tire 'performance' and characteristics really don;t mean much, if one is aware of the rider qualities and riding style/purpose; AND what type of riding surface has generated those comments/considerations from any rider.
All these tires threads are always very 'lacking'...
Ride On
Yuri
Having ridden at both those rider weights over the last few years and mostly somewhere in-between, I can say it makes very little difference to the way my tires feel. In terms of tire pressure it is a 5 psi difference on my current 32 mm tires.
So at 165 or 200 lb I would choose exactly the same tires. The difference in pressure, grip and ride quality between say 23 and 32 mm tires is far greater than the effects of 35 lb extra mass.