Originally Posted by
sloar
Coming from mostly race bikes, I’m a long time member of the 23c club. My current bike came stock with WTB Resolute 700x42 tires. I know the bike is a tank, but the tires feel really slow. 99% of my riding is asphalt. Should I be using a different tire? If so which one and size? Or is this all in my head? Thanks.
Yep. Not in your head. We tour our 360 lb. all-up touring tandem on 28mm tires, almost always asphalt, very occasionally gravel. We've tried several different tire models by different manufacturers. Our current opinion is that the Conti 4000 IIs in 28mm on 23mm (outside) rims are the best we've run both for resistance and flat resistance. We have not run "stupid-slow" tires like Gatorskins or Marathons. If we flat ~every 2000 miles, we really don't mind it. Gives us a nice break. Conti's new tire is the 5000 in 28 and 32mm. We have a pair of those in 28mm but are still trying to wear out our current 4000 models.