Crikey, just fitted 2 brand new Michelin Pro race 4's and ....

[Fab Foodie]

.... neither of my thumbs are bleeding!
Remarkable.

 

[fossala]

They worse than gatorskins?

 

[Fab Foodie]

They worse than gatorskins?

Dunno about Gatorskins, but previous incarnations of Pro-race have been creators of poorly finger tips and blue air ....

 

[potsy]

Never tried Pro race but the Krylions I recently fitted to the road bike were buggers to go on, sore thumbs that night

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Their bloody minded, pig headed awkwardness of fitting was the one thing that put me off buying another set of Pro 3's when I wore mine out. Had sore thumbs the next morning ! ! This also put me off Pro 4's and I switched to GP4000s'. If 4's aren't as bad to put on I may give them a try. What rims have you put them on with seemingly apparent ease ?

 

[Fab Foodie]

Their bloody minded, pig headed awkwardness of fitting was the one thing that put me off buying another set of Pro 3's when I wore mine out. Had sore thumbs the next morning ! ! This also put me off Pro 4's and I switched to GP4000s'. If 4's aren't as bad to put on I may give them a try. What rims have you put them on with seemingly apparent ease ?

Reynolds Alta-Race, the same as the 3's and 2's before.

 

[beastie]

This thread is a comfort to me, I am gonna take the Pro Race 3's of the Fulcrum 5's and replace with 4's. It took 20 mins to change a flat last week. Nearly all of that was taking off and putting back the tyre.

 

[HLaB]

Never tried Pro race but the Krylions I recently fitted to the road bike were buggers to go on, sore thumbs that night

After my previous Krylions I was expecting Pro 4 Enduance to be a biatch, to my suprise they weren't.

 

[Fab Foodie]

This thread is a comfort to me, I am gonna take the Pro Race 3's of the Fulcrum 5's and replace with 4's. It took 20 mins to change a flat last week. Nearly all of that was taking off and putting back the tyre.

A VAR Tyre lever helps enormously with difficult tyres. I always travel with one now.

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/categ...t/review-var-tools-rp42500-tyre-tool-11-44397

 

[User482]

Dunno about Gatorskins, but previous incarnations of Pro-race have been creators of poorly finger tips and blue air ....

My pro-race 3s go on without a tyre lever. Gatorskins are a different matter...

 

[fossala]

My pro-race 3s go on without a tyre lever. Gatorskins are a different matter...

I get my gatorskins on without a lever. It's about technique not force.

 

[User482]

I get my gatorskins on without a lever. It's about technique not force.

Gatorskins are the only tyre I have difficulty fitting. It's unlikely to be technique.

 

[fossala]

Maybe larger rims as well as small tyres.

 

[beastie]

I get my gatorskins on without a lever. It's about technique not force.

Well I can refit the continental ultra sports on the winter wheels in about 45 seconds. Some tyre wheel combos are just a tighter fit. Pro Race 3 on fulcrum 5 are a feckin nightmare.

 

[DrLex]

Well I can refit the continental ultra sports on the winter wheels in about 45 seconds. Some tyre wheel combos are just a tighter fit. Pro Race 3 on fulcrum 5 are a feckin nightmare.

ProRace 3 go on fine on my fulcrum 4s, which are allegedly hubs from 3s and rims from 5s, so I'm going to echo fossala's view. Wheelbarrow tyres are my bête noir...