Panaracer Pasela ProTite Folding Urban Road Tyre

Bought these Panaracer tyre to go on my road bike in a 28mm they came in at 27mm. 65 km today 22km on light grave. No punctures inflated to recommendated figure very pleased.

Compatible avec mes jantes

Copertoni leggeri, belli esteticamente, con buon grip anche su asfalto bagnato e buona scorrevolezza. Per ora ci ho fatto solo 200km tra commuting cittadino e giri domenicali. Aggiornerò la recensione tra qualche mese. Per ora consigliati!

I've not bought or used any of these Japanese-made Panaracer tyres before, and I have to admit to never having heard of the brand until recently, but apparently this quality Japanese brand has been around for decades and has gained a particularly good reputation for its range of 'Gravel King' tyres in the growing ‘gravel’ sector of the bike market. However, I simply needed a pair of new tyres for my Hybrid Commuter Bike and went for these Panaracer Pasela tyres as a change from my usual Schwalbe ‘Marathons’. I quite like the 'Tan Coloured Wall' option and the slightly retro-look they lend a bike, but also the fact that these tyres are comparatively lightweight compared with a lot of other 'commuter tyres' around such as the Marathons (better puncture-resistance' in a tyre generally means that there's more material in it and consequently it will weigh more). I have to say though that I don’t normally spend quite so much money on my tyres as I have on these Panaracer Paselas. The Panaracer Pasela tyre comes in a variety of tyre widths and sizes, and 700c X 32mm is perhaps the most common tyre size for use on commuter bikes (and for good reason), however, I personally prefer slightly wider 700c x 35mm tyres on my everyday commuter bike nowadays as I find the larger volume definitely provides a slightly more comfortable ride and better shock-absorption on rougher roads and on the odd gravel path etc. I can just sense though that they're slightly less quick than 32mm tyres, naturally enough, but if quickness is not a chief aim on a commute, wider tyres have their advantages over narrower ones in terms of rider comfort. As far as the fitting of these ‘Clincher’ tyres goes: they have to be the easiest tyres that I've ever mounted - this might have something to do with their being the 'foldable' version of the tyre which comes without a steel bead. Somewhat miraculously, they were almost a pleasure to fit! When fitting this Pasela tyre, NOTE that the 'semi-slick' tread pattern on it is 'Directional' or 'Rotational' (like a lot of tyres nowadays). A small arrow on the side-wall indicates which way round the tyre should be fitted, but for convenience, when fitting, if you make sure that the single 'Panaracer Pasela' Logo on the tyre, is on the DRIVE SIDE of the bike, this will be the correct way round. I've yet to take these tyres for a proper spin, but they certainly look like a quality tyre and I also notice they have much more of a 'natural rubber feel' about them than other tyres I’ve used before. I wasn't planning on writing a review about this tyre almost as long as 'War and Peace', but I can't finish without mentioning that BIKE TYRES FOR USE ON ROADS AND TARMAC WHICH HAVE NO TREAD PATTERN - contrary to popular belief - PROVIDE MORE GRIP ON BOTH WET AND DRY ROADS THAN THOSE WITH A TREAD: this is simply because more of the tyre is in contact with the road. The REVERSE is true of course FOR OFF-ROAD cycling in SOFT MUD and so on, where a wider tyre with a heavy tread pattern will offer better traction. But going back to HARD TARMAC: the fastest driving speeds achieved with Formula 1 RACING CARS for example, are achieved in Dry conditions using very wide, 'Slick' tyres which have absolutely NO TREAD on them at all! In Wet conditions, they switch to 'Wet Pattern' tyres basically to allow water from 'under the tyre' to drain away so as to prevent ‘aquaplaning' at the very high speeds these cars travel at; the same principle basically applies to ordinary motor cars - that is, the tread pattern on the tyre is designed primarily for water displacement on roads in wet conditions and to prevent aquaplaning. Since road cyclists neither travel at very high speeds, nor use very wide tyres that are subject to aquaplaning, bikes intended for use on roads and tarmac are best equipped with 'Slick' or 'Semi-Slick' tyres as this type of tyre maximises contact with the road and provides optimum grip. All this was news to me too, not long ago, however, this is essentially the truth about tyres. But selling a tyre to the average punter without a fancy tread pattern on it, apparently is not easy! P.S. After using these tyres for a while, these tyres - even in the 35mm width - have what can only be described as exceptionally low rolling-resistance.

I have come back after goodness how long to edit my review. Long story short, these are excellent tyres and my previous 4 star rating was unfair. When I got these it took me a good 4 hours to get them on (two wheels). My previous review lamented that this was maybe the tyre’s fault. Well, today I took the tyre off. It took me about 20 min… I was considering just throwing them away… Then I tried putting them on another rim. Took me about a minute… it wasn’t the tyres fault it was my rims (Ambrosia 19 elites… known to be terribly hard to get tyres on)… So the tyres are excellent and I just had to come back here and give them the one star I took off last time.