Originally Posted by himespau

I've switched to the Kapton 1 mil (2 layers) and I often still have to use my Koolstop bead jack (have one in the tool kit and one in each saddle bag) for certain tire/rim combinations. Especially the first couple times the tires come on and off. Most recently, I had a huge struggle getting the same tires for the OP onto some Pacenti SL23 rims. Fortunately, that bike is on the rollers right now, so, if the tire flats, I won't have to make the call of shame.