Ok the mechanic came round and it took us 1hr30 mins to do it together . Managed to pop an inner tube in the process but it’s now all sorted. He said it was the most difficult tyre he has ever fitted
should I get some rims which are easier or will they all be difficult?
That’s a great video, thanks for sharing!
You should probably ask the expert that was just in your house
Been here myself - also with Conti’s. You need absolute brute force / strong wrists and work in from each side. Then you have two more potential problems…
Let us know how the mechanic gets on.
He said it was the most difficult tyre he had ever seen
It took both of us to do it, I had to hold the lever on the right hand side and he worked in from the left hand side with a lever
Took 1hr30 and it was a two man job
We punctured a tube in the process but it’s sorted now
Had the decency not to charge me either, was a lovely bloke
Good stuff. I remember reading that Alan Sugar might repair 1 or 2 punctures at the road side per trip! Clearly it doesn’t take him 1.5 hours so some tyres/rims must be easier than others.
Happy riding!
Thanks . Yes he said it was the rim. I’ll get saving then .
I found (not done for few years now) that once tyre has gone on and come of again, that subsequent removal and refitting was much easier
You might find a different rim and tire combination will be easier to get on. Hopefully with it being a puncture resistant tire, hopefully you won’t need to take it off again until it needs tobe replaced.
Hopefully yes. Make sense in theory .
We managed to get the back tyre on the wrong direction but I’ve been advised it’s nothing serious and he is happy to come back to correct it once he gets his new tyre levers ( which I recommended)
Gonna get one of those . And if I can’t manage next time I’ll get me mechanic out
if they are tubeless ready rims, a great way to reduce your visits from the puncture fairy is to fit tubeless tires. With tubeless, you put a small amount of what is effectively latex solution into your tires, which will seal most punctures
YMMV, but my experience has been generally good. Equally, a lot of people in my cycling club are very anti them precisely because fitting them in the first place is a good deal more difficult than non tubeless tires on a traditional rim
Agree with above - if you’ve got tubeless rims I’d definitely set the tyres up as tubeless next time you need to replace the inner tube. Will save you a fortune in inner tubes and will probably mean you won’t have to take the tyre off again!
Good advice . If I get another puncture I’ll consider tubeless. Ideally I want to be able to replace inner tubes on my own but it’s impossible with this current setup. I suppose now they have been used and stretched a bit it might be easier next time. I’ve also ordered that tool someone suggested from amazon
I’ll do some research into tubeless, are you less likely to get punctures that way ?
My rims are tubeless ready so always an option
Only thing is if you get a puncture with tubeless tyres and the sealant can’t fix it, you have to buy another tyre ?
Yes, really big holes and tears. Tubeless is great when you have them set up, but getting them mounted on the rim and inflated can be problematic. You need a track pump or compressed air to get them to seal.
I’d probably stick with inner tubes for the time being, there’s an art to tubeless. 
Got one of them levers from Amazon
Any tutorials out there ? All I could find was this but it’s in a Scandinavian language
I’m also going to buy some hair dryer so I can warm the tyre up next time
Looks pretty self-evident to me, @Venomx. Not sure having a translation would improve it. Had a crack at it yet?
(Try without the hairdryer?).
It is self evident after watching a few times and checking out amazons question section. I’m sure I know how it works.
I dare not mess with my bike now it’s in full working order with some excellent hybrid tyres
If and when the time comes I’ll give it a gander
If you do get a really big tear in your tyre stick an inner tube in with something covering the tear (I used a fiver last time) and that will get you back home.
For smaller holes in a tubeless tyre you can use something like this… Lezyne Tubeless Plug and Reamer Kit Bike Puncture Repair - Black https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CVJR7QZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_7xL4EbH0J9W8G
Cheaper versions available!
To be honest if you get a tear that big in your tyre you’re going to be replacing the tyre as well.
Ok we tried the tool and it didn’t work
It took two of us to get the tyre off and back on again and about 1 hour !
I heard when your at the last bit - work your way round and push the tyre which is already in place further into the rim and it will create slack ?
i want to be able to replace tyres myself after replacing inner tubes