"Why incur additional suffering on 23s? Even if you reach your destination 2 minutes faster - at what cost?"
Cost? Only a Benefit!
(Ride time + Ride Distance + Ride elevation gain) / Degree of Difficulty (tire size) + Bonus (original equipment specification) = SCORE. 
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I don't do: disks, tubeless, e-shifting, or bead head nymphs. But I do hate all e-bikes.