Originally Posted by
mynewnchome
Just put a set on yesterday...long story short, I think I would sell the bike before going through that again....LOL. Tightest tires I have ever installed. Brute force won out but it came with a lot of bad words and stress.
Never had them before, let me see what the hype is all about.
its not the tires, its the rim. Ive used gatorskins for years and years and they are not overly hard to put on with the rims Ive put them on.
**Also, watch this video to get the concept of giving yourself those extra crucial mm's that makes putting any tire on easier, and even if you dont use old straps, using your hands and pushing the tire into the middle of the rim as you go around will gain that bit that can make all the difference from being near impossible to doable, although good tire irons always help.