Originally Posted by
JeffS
The slick issue is more important than the width. I guess I'm assuming you have knobby tires now. I really don't think you want to go narrower than 1.4/1.5. The difference between a 1.5 and 2.0 slick is negligible. The difference between a knobby and a slick will be significant.
Yeah, knobbies will slow you down. I guess when he said he had 1.5 inch wide tires I just assumed they were street tires. I haven't seen knobbies that narrow.
I saw a huge boost in speed when switching from 2 inch knobbies to 1.5 inch street tires.