Continental Tyre Nightmare.

[Blue Hills]

And I'm more likely to have shoe laces laying around the house👍

Yep, toe clips are the work of several devils.

 

[rogerzilla]

I can usually get tyres on and off without tools. Last week I had to fix a friend's puncture while he waited outside (Covid regs!). It was a wire-beaded Vittoria Randonneur and I only had a 35-42mm tube to go into a 32mm tyre. I had to use the VAR lever for the first time.

 

[si_c]

Some tyre rim combinations are just not meant to be, I'm currently using Bontrager AW2 tyres on my DT Swiss rims, and they slide on very easily, however on a set of alexrims they were a total bugger to get on/off.

I'd just flog the contis on eBay as new/unused and be done with them.

 

[Will Spin]

I find one of these to be invaluable for fitting new tyres on tight rims.

 

[yo vanilla]

One more for difficult fitting of Conti's - 37mm ContactPlus in my case. I managed one tire, certainly not on the first try, and the second - after a few failed attempts including the last where I pinched the tube - I gave up and went to the LBS to fit it. Never had trouble like that with any others. I do like the tires though

 

[chris-suffolk]

I find one of these to be invaluable for fitting new tyres on tight rims.

I considered one, but they looked a bit long to fit in a bag under the saddle, where-as the VAR one fits easily.