Rims and tires and spokes, oh my!

[Veronica]

but not dinky/racey and flat-prone either.

Knock on wood, but in two seasons of riding 23s, I've only had two flats - a double actually, when I was riding on a bike trail through a seedy part of town and picked up glass in both tires. Kind of hard to avoid when it has been distributed across the entire trail.

V.

[Mimosa]

Looking at the bike and the pavement you are going to ride on I would say low-profile 700x28c. And a tyretype with cevlar in it could help to keep of the punctures.

[BeeLady]

Thanks for the info - got it on 32 being wider than 28s. Now I know what direction to head. I can change the tires back to 32s if I ever do any off-road stuff.

Probably will shoot for a 28 and Kelvar sounds good if my LBS has it. Can't wait til I know enuf about all this stuff to look for deals on-line!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

The 700 x 28cm with Kevlar sounds just right for you in my opinion.

[KnottedYet]

Rode 10 miles on my new Vittoria Randonneur tires. They have completely changed the way the ride feels!

Smooth as butter, smooooooth.

I ran over parts I knew were juddery and twitchy, and Flosshilde just sailed through. Lower pressure does nice things for my erratic bumpy riding style.

I didn't notice a huge difference from the increased traction/tread, except maybe a tendency toward tracking straighter? Or maybe feeling more stable going around corners?

No slowing down from the lower pressure or tread that I could notice.

I really like these tires!