Old 05-13-19, 10:51 AM
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Thick knobby mountain bike tires have maybe 40 watts resistance, racing tires 5-8 watts resistance, commuter/touring tires 15-25 watts resistance. Really not much of a difference for short distances.

You can browse through here to get some ideas of different tires rolling resistance:

https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/
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