I have been making the transition to wider tires and have found that I am more comfortable on them. I have also made some fit changes on a couple of my bikes. I am using a shorter stem, handlebar a bit higher and seat post a bit lower. I also have been lowering the gearing on a few bikes. My heavy market/errand bike now has 46-38 in front, with an 11-32 in the rear. Another casual rider, not so heavy, has a 48-36 with 12-28. It is very flat where I live, but a lot of wind. I still like to kick up the pace at times, but I am a more laid back, slower rider that stops more often now. I don't pay that much attention to the actual speed anymore.