Originally Posted by
Koyote
If a tire is too tight to mount by hand, I don't run it. I'd rather throw it away than get stuck thirty miles from home.
IME, Continental has been the worst offender in this regard. I don't buy them anymore.
My feelings exactly. To this day I won’t use Continental tires due to a horrible experience with trying to change a Gatorskin tire on a cold rainy day on a long distance solo ride. If it is really hard to fit at home only imagine cold wet hands and your fatigued. Toss the tire or donate to a coop.