Originally Posted by
mozad655
Doesn't work depending on your rim. With my rims this didn't help at all and I ended up having to use the tire levers again. These tires are truly brutal to install, and when you finally get them on, you end up with a bumpy tire. What they have in durability, they lack completely in flexibility. I dont think I'd chose them for a tour, as they are impossible enough to install at home, yet alone on the go.
It does depend on what rims, and rim strips you are using. I didn't find them all that hard to mount. I did find the ride to be really bad due to the extremely stiff sidewalls and their excessive weight (more than double that of a lot of other acceptable touring tires) was unacceptable to me.