Originally Posted by
Wogsterca
For those of us here in C & A a wider, lower pressure tire and a more upright riding position, will make for a slightly slower, but more comfortable ride. A comfortable rider is going to be more likely to go ride, and that is the important thing.
Which is 100% correct and fine. Just say it that way, and don't bother with this hair-splitting argument about rolling resistance and how wider tires are faster.
Originally Posted by
Wogsterca
Were all conditions other then tire width normalized? Were tire widths measured or were they values printed/embossed on the tire. Were multiple runs taken and averaged or was it a single run? If multiple runs were they always done in the same order, or was the order changed?
Exactly. What are the conditions? Was it scientifically controlled? Call me biased but I'm extremely disinclined to blindly take the word of authors with the very clear toe-clip/quill stems/fat tire/"steel is real" kind of inclinations.