My ‘72 Fuji The Finest is my only >24lb bike sporting 32mm tires and a trunk rack. It is by far my slowest bike but it is also very comfortable and accommodating for townie runs.

That said, I still like to train hard and ride fast (relative to my conditioning). I’ll take a 21lb C&V racer with 23/25mm tires any day. Varying terrain in west MI requires an 18-20mph cruising speed to offset the 12mph climbs in order to net a 17+ avg. For me, this ain’t happening on a wide-tired heavy bike.