I recently started experimenting with tire pressures and widths, and while I don't know if there's a performance gain from using wider tires and/or lower pressures, I have not seen a performance penalty. And I've found that I don't waste time or thought trying to find the smoothest part of the road, or avoid every single bump, plus I feel more confident on bumpy downhill segments.
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