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Last night I put GP5000s on my Light Bicycle (Falcon R55 disc) wheels. When I first got these, mounting new tires on them was a bear and could take an hour, a whole lot of cursing, and blisters on my hands. (These days I wear work gloves for the job). Commonly I would finally succeed but discover that I had punctured the inner tube in the process, so...repeat.
Rear wheel was a new 25 mm tire and front wheel was a slightly used 23 mm tire. The first took 5 minutes, the second took 10.
I don't have any secret tools or strategy. I need a tire lever for that critical step near the end. All I can surmise is that experience helps.
But if there is a more enjoyable tire out on the road with reasonable flat protection, I'd like to hear about it, 'cause when riding, I haven't ridden anything close to the GP5000s