> 25mm road bike tires basically require a polished velodrome; real roads consist of pitted, eroded and cracked asphalt. Most roads in NZ are not even tarmac,

> 25mm road bike tires basically require a polished velodrome; real roads consist of pitted, eroded and cracked asphalt. Most roads in NZ are not even tarmac, they're chipseal. And people were still buying 23mm tires to ride them back in the day. I felt like a trailblazer back in 2005 or so for getting 25mm :) I was hoping it wouldn't slow me down...