You are all so super! I just LOVE having this kind of support!! (can I post an OT thread the next time I send a manuscript out? )

I checked my tires tonight. The front is (Pararacer)700x23c, back (Continental2000) 700x25c. The other set I have are (Michelin)700x25c - but that's same as my back tire and only 2c wider than the front. The spare set seems new or newer with a touch more tread - the tires I have now seem very slick to me (but my other bike is a hybrid.)

So, the original question was, would wider tires give more more stability (and now, confidence) as I get through this first season on a road bike? What do you all think? If it helps with the equation, this is a Giant OCR3, I think the size is a small, and I am about 5'5" and a muscular size 18-ish. Not a gifted child in terms of balance or coordination. I spaz easily.