Originally Posted by
coolhandjjl
It occurred to me that even if I use the Koolstop tire jack, that means I have to take it with me when I am bicycling. Changing tires will be too much of a pain with my ageig hands. Given the replies here, I feel it's best to simply get different rims better suited to tires like these. Tires like 38~40 wide. I thought the SunRingle CR18 was plenty wide. What I liked about the CR18s is the silver color, and the machined brake rim as I'm using clincher brakes, Plus, the profile had a somewhat classic shape. Any recommendations? Light touring, city, all around use. That's why I selected the Gravel King S R
Well, this is the problem you face when using a modern tubeless ready tire on a non-tubeless rim, the difficulty of getting the tire on and off the rim when many miles from home on a cold winter day. I dealt with this maybe 5 years ago when I first got a gravel bike, could not get the tire back on the rim one ride, running with tubes, got a flat and had to call for a pickup. I pondered this a bit and came to the conclusion that moving to tubeless wheels and tires was the solution and that has proven to be the case. I have had 3 punctures on my Emonda past few months, only knew about them after getting home and noticing sealant on the frame. It was not an inexpensive solution to need to buy new tubeless wheels, when the original older wheels had served just fine with non tubeless tires that are harder and harder to source,