Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
Dude.. you got issues. I'm only trying to offer an explanation on why tubeless tires are harder to mount on ever-widening rims. I'm actually intrigued and considering a TL setup but haven't gone there yet. I'm still trying to determine the tradeoffs of width vs comfort vs hassle. ymmv
Who in this thread has had this problem that you speak of? I'm not seeing it. I haven't seen it in my own experience, either - I've never needed anything more than bare hands to mount a tubeless tire on to a tubeless rim. People that have that problem are those that are new to tubeless tires that don't know any better and fail to work the beads in to the center channel (which effectively makes the rim diameter smaller and makes tires easier, not harder, to fit).
And yes, my mileage does vary from yours - I actually have mileage.