Originally Posted by
Drew Eckhardt
It depends on the rim and tape.
With Open Pros and Velox tape I can mount and remove them without tools. No problem.
With Kinlin XR-300 rims and Velox tape it takes tools for both steps.
With the Kinlin's and Velo Plugs it's work to get them on without tools and taking them off takes tire levers.
The mechanic guy at my LBS when he trued my rear wheel told me my tire was hard to take off. I told him it's probably the rim/tire combination which is what I've read on this forum, and he said the rim has little to do with it, and that it's more about the tire. He didn't mention anything about tape. He told me Vittoria tires run a little tight and that folding tires would be easier to mount. I guess I'll have to find out.