Originally Posted by
Jeff Neese
It's hard for me to imagine how tire levers would even come into play, once you have the tire over the rim. Are you still talking about getting a very tight tire onto the rim in the first place?
No, I'm talking about the way some people insist that "it's easy, just do this, no need for that".
Originally Posted by
Jeff Neese
That's not what we're talking about. We're talking about getting the bead seat line evenly above the rim edge, all the way around. You do that with your hands, prior to inflating to full pressure.
And no, I've never had a tire that was particularly difficult to get seated. Usually getting them over the rim is the tough part, and that's where levers might come in. Seating them properly is easy.
See what I mean? Maybe you've not fitted many tyres, maybe you've been lucky, maybe you're that guy that does one-finger push-ups …