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Originally Posted by BRPORSCHE

Why such wide tires? I run 40's on my gravel bike but when I am doing all road I switch to 28s. It's such a significant difference. I have an 11-32 as well but run with 42/36(?) And it's just about perfect for my mix of gravel/road but sometimes I do get gear limited on some of the faster weekend rides.

The bikes came with 38s. To upgrade to a better tire, I'd considered going to 35 or 32. Bigger is more comfy. I wanted the missus to be comfy. Bigger is also faster, especially the more bumpy the road gets. I still may eventually downsize a little. I did upgrade to a better tire in 38. It may not be the best tire, but it's a better tire.

I mostly run in the 39, I have bumped to the 50 a few times when sprinting downhill. I think I could go pretty fast at 39/11.

I'm wondering about upgrading to a cyclocross bike next, something lightweight and more aggressive with a SRAM 1x drivetrain, but who knows. I could change my mind 5 times by the time I'm ready and I could end up riding something that knocks my socks off that's completely different.