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Old 09-19-20 | 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by ascherer
I didn’t wait. I was so impressed with mine I figured she deserved a set. However, mine are extra light casings and hers are standard. In the world of 27s I recently outfitted my sons bike with a set of slightly older wire bead 27x1.25 Paselas that felt fine the few times I tested the bike.

I’ve had 700x28 Paselas on one bike and recently put 700x35s on it in a different configuration using the folding model. I agree with noglider that they’re a solid tire and a good value, but they don’t perform as well as Compass/Rene Herse.
I went fancy-ass on hers, too, with Compass 559 x 1.8” (forgot what mountain pass they were made on!). All was well until she got a glass puncture on her first ride at her favorite park. So I switched them back to her previous Protite 559 x 32 (never flatted), and harmony is restored.
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