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I'll admit there are always a few sections of my commute that scare me a little. I'm now thinking of changing my tires over to all-terrain from road and only use my bike on bike trails in my area (thankfully we have some nice ones.)
Has anyone done this? It looks like a lot of you have tires well-suited for compacted gravel trails. My current tires are terrible (unstable) on anything but paved surfaces.
I have not done this but many people around here do. Sometimes, depending on how much room there is in your fork, you can also go a little fatter in addition to adding some knobbiness, which can also help.
I used to road bike a medium amount but haven't done it in years, and now I also find the tiny super smooth pavement-only tires scary. So squirrely!