Panaracer Pasella tire sizing?

Anyone have recent experience with Panaracer Pasella TG tires and the
sizing? I am looking at their 700 x 32 or 35 and would like to know
the actual size. I would like to end up with 32mm width. Should I buy
the 35s?

I recently bought a pair of Soma NewXpress tires which are made by
Panaracer. They were marked 700 x 32, but when installed on a Super
Champion rim, they were 26mm wide. The Panaracer Pasellas would go on
thinner rims (Open Pro or similar) which would make them a bit wider.
Still, the Soma 32 = 26 thing has me nervous.

Dan Daniel wrote:
Anyone have recent experience with Panaracer Pasella TG tires and the
sizing? I am looking at their 700 x 32 or 35 and would like to know
the actual size. I would like to end up with 32mm width. Should I buy
the 35s?

Just checked a non-TG Pasela. Labeled 32mm, measures 28.5mm.
Interestingly, the ISO size says 29 x 620mm, which is correct.

The Paselas have been very good tires for me.

--
Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA

Dan Daniel wrote:
Anyone have recent experience with Panaracer Pasella TG tires and the
sizing? I am looking at their 700 x 32 or 35 and would like to know
the actual size. I would like to end up with 32mm width. Should I buy
the 35s?

Just checked a non-TG Pasela. Labeled 32mm, measures 28.5mm.
Interestingly, the ISO size says 29 x 620mm, which is correct.

The Paselas have been very good tires for me.

--
Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA

Dan Daniel writes:

Anyone have recent experience with Panaracer Pasella TG tires and the
sizing? I am looking at their 700 x 32 or 35 and would like to know
the actual size. I would like to end up with 32mm width. Should I buy
the 35s?

Panaracer themselves label the 700x32 as 29 mm wide. In my
experience that seems to be correct at least on a fairly wide rim. So,
if you are aiming at 32 mm width you should definitely choose the
700x35.

Regards

Christian "tyre measures are sometimes quite strange" Odenthal

Dan Daniel writes:

Anyone have recent experience with Panaracer Pasella TG tires and the
sizing? I am looking at their 700 x 32 or 35 and would like to know
the actual size. I would like to end up with 32mm width. Should I buy
the 35s?

Panaracer themselves label the 700x32 as 29 mm wide. In my
experience that seems to be correct at least on a fairly wide rim. So,
if you are aiming at 32 mm width you should definitely choose the
700x35.

Regards

Christian "tyre measures are sometimes quite strange" Odenthal

"Dan Daniel" wrote in message
...
Anyone have recent experience with Panaracer Pasella TG tires and the
sizing? I am looking at their 700 x 32 or 35 and would like to know
the actual size. I would like to end up with 32mm width. Should I buy
the 35s?

I recently bought a pair of Soma NewXpress tires which are made by
Panaracer. They were marked 700 x 32, but when installed on a Super
Champion rim, they were 26mm wide. The Panaracer Pasellas would go on
thinner rims (Open Pro or similar) which would make them a bit wider.
Still, the Soma 32 = 26 thing has me nervous.

I have a 700x32c Pasela TG, mounted on a Mavic 519 rim, that measures 29mm.
It has been a very reliable performer as a front tire. Its mate, which I
tried to use on the rear, was flat-prone. Too light and thin a tire for my
220lb weight, I suspect. So I went back to using a Conti TT2k in the rear,
with no further flats.

RichC

"Dan Daniel" wrote in message
...
Anyone have recent experience with Panaracer Pasella TG tires and the
sizing? I am looking at their 700 x 32 or 35 and would like to know
the actual size. I would like to end up with 32mm width. Should I buy
the 35s?

I recently bought a pair of Soma NewXpress tires which are made by
Panaracer. They were marked 700 x 32, but when installed on a Super
Champion rim, they were 26mm wide. The Panaracer Pasellas would go on
thinner rims (Open Pro or similar) which would make them a bit wider.
Still, the Soma 32 = 26 thing has me nervous.

I have a 700x32c Pasela TG, mounted on a Mavic 519 rim, that measures 29mm.
It has been a very reliable performer as a front tire. Its mate, which I
tried to use on the rear, was flat-prone. Too light and thin a tire for my
220lb weight, I suspect. So I went back to using a Conti TT2k in the rear,
with no further flats.

RichC

"Rich Clark" wrote

I have a 700x32c Pasela TG, mounted on a Mavic 519 rim, that measures 29mm.
It has been a very reliable performer as a front tire. Its mate, which I
tried to use on the rear, was flat-prone. Too light and thin a tire for my
220lb weight, I suspect. So I went back to using a Conti TT2k in the rear,
with no further flats.

I have the same rim and the same tire in a 700x28 (non-TG). I find it a little
on the overbuilt side for my taste (as compared to a Avocet, for instance),
but I use them because they're very nice and a whole lot cheaper. I weigh 235
and have had no problem with flats. Unless you were getting pinch flats, it's
hard to blame them on the tire. With the same rim, narrower tire, nominal
pressure (100-110 psi), I don't ever get pinch flats.

"Rich Clark" wrote

I have a 700x32c Pasela TG, mounted on a Mavic 519 rim, that measures 29mm.
It has been a very reliable performer as a front tire. Its mate, which I
tried to use on the rear, was flat-prone. Too light and thin a tire for my
220lb weight, I suspect. So I went back to using a Conti TT2k in the rear,
with no further flats.

I have the same rim and the same tire in a 700x28 (non-TG). I find it a little
on the overbuilt side for my taste (as compared to a Avocet, for instance),
but I use them because they're very nice and a whole lot cheaper. I weigh 235
and have had no problem with flats. Unless you were getting pinch flats, it's
hard to blame them on the tire. With the same rim, narrower tire, nominal
pressure (100-110 psi), I don't ever get pinch flats.

"Peter Cole" wrote in message
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I have the same rim and the same tire in a 700x28 (non-TG). I find it a
little
on the overbuilt side for my taste (as compared to a Avocet, for
instance),
but I use them because they're very nice and a whole lot cheaper. I weigh
235
and have had no problem with flats. Unless you were getting pinch flats,
it's
hard to blame them on the tire.

Pinch flats, yes.

With the same rim, narrower tire, nominal
pressure (100-110 psi), I don't ever get pinch flats.

It happened twice in less than 1000 miles. Might have been coincidence or
bad luck. Nevertheless, flats on the commute are to be avoided; I've *never*
had a flat with a Conti TT2k, so I chose to go back to the Conti on the
rear. The lighter, thinner Pasela is nice on the front.

RichC