>>1447310https://bike.bikegremlin.com/3912/are-narrower-tyres-faster-rolling-resistance/ https://www.velonews.com/2012/03/technical-faq/tech-faq-seriously-wider-tires-have-lower-rolling-resistance-than-their-narrower-brethren_209268 https://www.schwalbetires.com/tech_info/rolling_resistance Look, I might be wrong and so on; but from what I can gather even on tarmac you don't lose by going 37mm, and if the is road pic related, going above 40mm is still fine. One might prefer a tiny performance improvement over noticeable comfort drop. But in the long run less comfort might be more tiring than 2% more rolling resistance.
It hurts to see people state they can't ride on a paved road on their hybrid/mtb because their semi slick 2"s will kill them or that "max" pressure is best pressure.
Riding over frozen ruts, mixing crap tarmac with gravel/sand and forest tracks, 2.8" super motos on a rigid bike make perfect sense for me.
People don't hurt themselves more with wider tyres than overinflated narrow ones. Maybe some boomer roadie might have a problem with that, don't be a faggot who tells people to go with narrower tyres, especially if they don't ride on good roads.
I feel like this is unnecessary and started from taking a joke too seriously..