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O.k. winter is over so I decided after giving my commuter bike a spring clean to put the summer tyres back on, Continental sport contacts, what a night mare!
I broke two sets of plastic tyre levers and punctured both the front and rear tubes when I had to use the old spoon method which also has slightly marked the rims? I find the last 8 inches or so of the bead nearly impossible to fit. I've never come across this in 25 years of serious cycling 5 kids and half the estate of kid’s tyres and punctures. Is this just these tyres or all the puncture resistant types? What’s the knack of fitting them? Judging by this experience I don't think I'll ever fit them again as I dread having a puncture at the side of the road and having to fix it!
I broke two sets of plastic tyre levers and punctured both the front and rear tubes when I had to use the old spoon method which also has slightly marked the rims? I find the last 8 inches or so of the bead nearly impossible to fit. I've never come across this in 25 years of serious cycling 5 kids and half the estate of kid’s tyres and punctures. Is this just these tyres or all the puncture resistant types? What’s the knack of fitting them? Judging by this experience I don't think I'll ever fit them again as I dread having a puncture at the side of the road and having to fix it!