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@GA2G
I see your point. However, what you seem to miss is that it is highly doubtful that Schwalbe and Halo have used the same chemical composition for their protection belts. Therefore 5mm is deeper than 2.5mm, but if the 2.5mm of material is harder, then the comparison that one is better than the other will be flawed.
I withdraw my statement that the Courier Berlin IS the better at puncture resistance, as it cant be compared to anything similar. I believe that it is the superior, but if one follows the logic that 5mm is stronger than 2.5mm, without knowing the chemical composition and physical make up, I leave it to others to argue such a point.
For what its worth, I'm well over 18 stone, and keep my tyres at 100-130psi as much as possible, and in 10 months and nearly 4500-5000 miles, I've had no punctures from anything external to the tyre....ie....nothing from road surfaces.