Well. Now I don't feel bad about taking it to the shop. A young man there of about 300 pounds and looking strong took AN HOUR to get those Kendas off my rims using the large shop tire spoons. There is no way in hell I ever could have done it with my little 'tool kit' spoons. I would have had to use a cutter on the beads and I'm not even sure that was possible. He had never seen anything like it and I sure hadn't. In any event, I think this calls for an 'after' picture. The bike sure has an attitude now.