Importantly the tyres must be of the same pressure for them to be better.Current trends are for wider tyres - more comfortable, no slower and better able to handle rougher surfaces. You should be thinking 25s if your frame can take them. Pros in the recent cobbled classics were riding 28s and 30s.
http://velonews.competitor.com/2012...esistance-than-their-narrower-brethren_209268
WTF is social racing?
At 145psi and 90kg I would expect a difference.My bike and I are 90 kg.
I swapped out a pair of Conti Force/Attack ( at 120 psi ) on my SWorks to Conti GP Supersonic 20mm at 145 psi.
The difference is noticeable.
Pinch flats ( or 'Snakebite' punctures ) don't exist in my world.
TBH, there is less rubber on the road to pick up sharps.
WTF is social racing?
I prefer anti social racing - that is racing at night, with no lights, black clothes, RLJ and the Airzound let of at frequent intervals.WTF is social racing?
My reading of the write-ups would suggest that you can benefit from running slightly lower pressure on the wider tyre with no additional rolling resistance.Importantly the tyres must be of the same pressure for them to be better.
I don't ride slow enough for the gravel to make itself felt.At 145psi and 90kg I would expect a difference.
I'm suprised you don't feel every piece of gravel on the road!
Strava'ing?WTF is social racing?