It’s really about which one you’ll be most comfortable on, and that also depends on the terrain you’re riding on. All other things (fit, riding position etc) being equal, the skinnier tyres might save you some energy over 70km (on smoother roads) but equally on rougher roads the comfort from the wider tyres is going to keep you going longer.
Ok-Building-8189 on
I don’t think there is an argument not to do it…
I’m a dad so my bike rides tend to be based on time rather than distance (as in I have 2 hours free…) whenever I ride a road based bike I wish I could go off road a bit, when I’m on my hard tail I think I wish I could feel like I’m not treading water quite so much on the roads.
So I am now trying to build what I hope will be q middle ground but will probably mean it’s bad at both…
Adventurous_Fact8418 on
Go with the more comfortable bike. Comfort’s payback is compounded over time. I can ride any bike for a mile and very few bikes for 70km.
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It’s really about which one you’ll be most comfortable on, and that also depends on the terrain you’re riding on. All other things (fit, riding position etc) being equal, the skinnier tyres might save you some energy over 70km (on smoother roads) but equally on rougher roads the comfort from the wider tyres is going to keep you going longer.
I don’t think there is an argument not to do it…
I’m a dad so my bike rides tend to be based on time rather than distance (as in I have 2 hours free…) whenever I ride a road based bike I wish I could go off road a bit, when I’m on my hard tail I think I wish I could feel like I’m not treading water quite so much on the roads.
So I am now trying to build what I hope will be q middle ground but will probably mean it’s bad at both…
Go with the more comfortable bike. Comfort’s payback is compounded over time. I can ride any bike for a mile and very few bikes for 70km.