Originally Posted by
scottfsmith
It still is more like 25 for nearly all pro races. Roubaix saw more 28-32 as did the cobbles stretch on the TdF this year.
That said I totally agree that for the rest of us we don't need such narrow tires. I am on 30s now for road and 35 for light gravel. On my next bike I hope to fit 42s for gravel along with my 30s for road, but that is going to be a few years..
Why don't "the rest of us" need narrow tires like the pros race on? Some of the rest of us like to ride fast, and a 25mm tire is fast. If they weren't fast, pros would use something else.