Woot: Fat Tires

I'm convinced that large tires on bikes of all kinds is the only way to go. Today presented a particularly fun time with them. Taking my road bike on a familiar route around town changed to a mini- cyclocross run on a hidden little trail along the bay. With 28c tires, I can hop off the beaten path and roam a little. Here is a picture of the path I found:

With 23c tires, this path would be iffy and uncomfortable, but my tires handled it with aplomb. When I first started riding roadbikes, I thought the skinny tires made me go faster, but I'm fairly certain that it was all in my head. I'm sure there is some reason the pro's use skinny tires, but I'm not a pro and don't pretend to be so that doesn't really concern me. My commuter bike also has fairly fat tires at 37c (Surly LHT w/fenders), and I couldn't be happier (except maybe with 43c's). If you haven't tried using fatter tires, try it out. You won't regret it.

The Estuary at low tide with moon: