Puncture Force Blunt Needle: The Blunt needle has a flat tip and won't split the casing wires. To puncture the tire, the blunt needle has to cut the casing wires. NOTE: As of 2021, we've improved the puncture resistance tests and now provide 'Total Puncture Score' as the main puncture resistance indicator. I'm sad to come to this, but no more Paselas of any size for me............I have a pair of new 23mm Paselas to go on for the coming summer, but I shall keep a weather eye on them and I will not buy Paselas again. Puncture Force Sharp Needle: Pre-2021, this score was known as 'Puncture Resistance'. On some tires with weakly bonded casing wires, the sharp needle can split the casing wires resulting in a lower score. There has been a thread some time ago about 28mm Paselas - you may be well advised to have a look at that. I won't use 28mm Paselas ever again, but I have 23mm and 25mm Paselas on my bikes at the moment and I'm very happy with them - BUT - they're "Made in Japan". - and pressure quoted on the 28mm Paselas was (and as far as I know still is) "Keep inflated - 105psi", which is a lot different from 50-75. I know that 32mm tyres may very well have a recommended pressure less than equivalent 28mm tyres, but I've never seen Paselas express pressures in that way.

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Ive got my hands on the new The Panaracer Tour Guard Plus 700x32. (made by Panasonic, didnt know that!) Fast commutes incorporating stop-go town centre sections with the usual hazards didn't tax them, and their sprightly persona kept things nimble and the right side of exciting.Running them at 100-105psi seemed their sweetspot, although in similar conditions a more contemporary compound encouraged me to push things that bit harder. Which tyre is the best overall in terms of wheight/strenght/comfort? (Money is no object). I'm interested in 700x32c version of the tyres above..

The bike in question is to be used for commuting (almost always on tarmac and occasionally on thames path) and long distance touring with 4 loaded panniers.Sizes: 700 x 23c / 700 x 25c / 700 x 28c / 700 x 32c / 700 x 35c / 700 x 38c / 26 x 1.75 / 27 x 1.0 / 27 x 1-1/4 / 27.5 x 1.75 / 27 x 1-1/8