i spent two hours last night changing tyres.
from schwalbe marathon plus - 9 years old but not much usage last 8 years - to Conti Contact Urban
What a ball ache. Front one not ridiculously difficult, but the lack of quick release on the break makes reinserting the wheel, a bit of a Pfaff. The actual tyre removal from the Rim fantastically easy
The real one has the major pain of trying to work out how to reassemble all the gear mechanism.
Assembled. I noticed that the tire was not seated properly where the valve is. So the wheel was very slightly Oval.
I then had to remove it again and fit a new tube.
Around two hours total. If I do get any more punctures, it will definitely be taxi for me.
Looking forward to seeing if the handling, improves dramatically with the new tires as the old ones are like a piece of concrete