Originally Posted by hawkijohn
One other factor that discourages me a bit from the hard case tires is that they're reportedly a bear to get on and off the rim.
I have the Bontrager Race Lite Hardcase 700X28c tires on my Trek 7.7FX, and had to fix a flat for the first time yesterday. They weren't that hard to get on and off the rim with a tire tool, but they would be with just your bare hands.