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Hey thanks for this, all good to know. Yeah I suppose I’m the same in that I’d take the comfort of bigger tyres and mudguards over speed in winter so definitely prepared for it to be a bit slower than an all out road bike.
@beseku yeah that did cross my mind. However I’ve gone some gravel riding on 35mm tyres and spent quite a lot of it wishing I had wider tyres (probably a reflection of my rubbish gravel riding skillz more than anything!)
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I use mine like this. I always feel (and am) super slow on cold winter rides so I'm not sure I can comment, and have never really ridden a pure road bike as a winter trainer.
I'd say if you're coming from a 25c road bike it will feel sluggish. In some ways for the roads I ride in winter the extra tyre and coverage trumps any of that really so I'm less concerned with spritely road feeling, although every year it's good to get back on a proper road bike...