djb

well, what I can say is that not having the buzz and harshness of either an overly inflated tire, or a thinner tire on rough pavement / chipseal/ lots of potholes etc , really does translate into less energy being transmitted to your body, and you'll be fresher / less sore/tired and faster at the end of the day.

I used to feel the same as you, but gradually have reduced my pressures in all kinds of riding and will not go back to overly high pressures again.
7 bar is 100psi, which for me, would be way to high for 32's, even loaded. But I'm only 62/63kgs, so of course a riders weight is a factor.

robow

So I'm not the only one married to such an angel of (no) mercy.

LynxTheWizard

I tend to go narrower over the years. started with 2.0, then 1.75, 1.6 and now for the latest build i have 1.4 which is as narrow as I would go since there is noticeable comfort loss for me. But it depends entirely on the riders personal preferences.

LeeG

What is missing from your thread is your load on the tire and road conditions for intended use. If you are heavy on a heavily loaded bike needing max puncture protection a bigger heavier slower Marathon Plus might be more comfortable. If your load is high and road rough some nice riding Marathon Supremes with greater chance of sidewall damage might be acceptable. If most of your riding is unloaded but your tires ready for the heavy tour why not have two sets of tires for different uses? So it isn’t just tire width but tire type, 32 mm might be perfect and you don’t necessarily need a fatter tire. My $.02 is you’re missing out on nicer riding tires not wider tires. Another thing is that you don’t need a super heavy front tire when the rear tire is the one that gets most of the abuse.

Tourist in MSN

Good point, the tires I tour on are rarely used for riding around near home.

mstateglfr 

For sure.
A 32mm can be safely mounted to old 13mm internal narrow rims, so any rims with more modern widths can easily handle a 32mm tire.

On 3 road bikes I have the same rim model and it currently holds 25mm, 28mm, and 32mm tires.
it used to hold 40mm tires.

mark d

Thanks mstateglfr

djb

hey mst, would you recall the inner width of your rim, I'm just curious. What rim is it.
thanks

mstateglfr 

17.5mm internal H plus Son Archetype.

djb

thanks, similar to a set of my rims that I have the 2inch Supremes on and have been faultless with these tires on, even heavily loaded.

BobG

I miscalculated mileage earlier. Probably closer to 3000 miles on the worn Snoqualmie Pass tire pictured at post 71 above. Not bad mileage after all for a tire installed late June of 2020!

staehpj1

Thanks for the correction.