Originally Posted by
dsbrantjr
If you NEED a tool or other aid to mount a tire (in the dark, in the rain, when you are tired)....I won't run a tire/rim combination that I cannot mount with my take-along tools.
+100,
Not only may you need a jack, but there's a decent chance you might not be able to remove the tire to fix a flat on the road. The right bead jack is the one you don't need.
Use good practice to mount tires, then select tire and rim combinations that allow for relatively easy mounting and dismounting. Things like careful tube selection, thinner rim liners, or none and plugs instead also help.
My rule for tire fit calls for them to be mounted and removed, on a cold rainy night, with half numb fingers. I insist on that as the standard, because that's when I get flats.