Bike questions

[Duck on Wheels]

I'm in the same category. I like to be able to watch the scenery. But if I'm to make it through longish rides, I need slicks. Soooo ... my dear sister, who went when she saw the knobby tires on the bike I was planning to ride for a metric century, took comand of the bike and sent it off to Robinson wheelworks for slicks. There they said, "Let's not put her on really skinny tires quite yet" and put on a pair of wider slicks. I'm not sure of the dimensions, but Trek420 might remember. Whatever they are, they worked fine ! Today I was able to watch the scenery, just scanning to road from time to time and avoiding the biggest potholes. The odd stick or rough spot didn't seem to matter. So now I'm looking at hybrid bikes with bigger wheel circumfrence, but not superskinny tires and still a fairly upright riding position. Yep. There are such bikes. I can go fast, yet feel safe and be comfortable. And I'll bet there are other hybrids out there that will offer you wider slicks, but with the road bike aerodynamic geometry if that's what you want.