Originally Posted by
RiceAWay
Also, tubeless tires and tubeless rims are now getting so hard to mount that it is an impossible task to put a tube in as an emergency repair without flatting the tube in the process.
That's the opposite of my experience - they keep getting easier to mount. I obviously haven't tried every combo, but I've used several different makes/models of tire and four or five different wheelsets, and I still haven't met a combo that couldn't go on with bare hands.