Am going bikepacking soon and this is the road that I’ll be soending a couple of days in.
Currently, I have 700x28mm tyres on, the feel fast and comfortable when riding in the city. I tried to put my 32mm gravel tyres on and what can I say, they feel very different, slower somehow. They’re also brand new so they didn’t brake in yet..
I know that wider tyres can potentially go faster given the right air pressure and they’re probably safer for this trip, it l’s just they feel very “weird”.
Will I be making a mistake reverting back to my 28mm tyres?
by mister—F
4 Comments
Sorry for the typos, fat fingers..
Something that feels slower doesn’t have to be slower.
I would decide this not only based on how wide the tyres are l, but also on the profile.
Are the gravel tyres slicks or semi slicks, than I would use them.
Just for comfort.
28 km of cobbles seems like it would be enough to warrant 32mm. That seems like a lot to me.
It’s probably the casing and the tread rather than the width that is giving you that feeling. You’ll be fine on either.