Originally Posted by
boozergut
Yes, it is tubeless ready. The bike shop keeps talking me out of going tubeless. They must be vested in repairing flats :-)
Well, if I were going to keep riding a tire I couldn't get off the rim at the roadside, I'd definitely go tubeless and carry tire plugs.
But I'd be more likely to try to find a tire that went on more easily. If the LBS can help with that it could save a lot of wasted $$ in buying tires that don't fit.
It seems like it's a matter of luck whether a tire will fit rims or not. With many millions of bikes out there it would be nice to see some widespread standards, or even published measurements which could predict a combination that would fit easily.