LowCel 

I just have one question. Why would anyone ever make a tire this difficult to mount? It's going to take me longer to mount this one tire than it took me to build the freaking bike!

1centaur

Yeah, I remember the hell that was. Good thing it lasts so long. I think the Tacx version was a bit easier to mount (have that on the rollers).

djbowen1

crap, i am going to mount mine tomorrow on a dedicated training wheel (bontrager x lite) and i was afraid of that.

kninetik

I snapped my plastic tire levers trying to mount that yellow rubber tire of burning rage. Bought a pair of giant steel levers of rim-scratching doom to get those things on. As for your question as to why they make it so hard to mount... I believe Continental is telling you to HTFU, the pains of cycling doesnt end on the road...

Machka 

Why not just use a Conti Sport Ultra or whatever they're called now? I use them to ride outside with, and I've had one on my trainer forever.

blacksquid

Crap! I had a heck of a time mounting Conti Attack/Force on a set of Eurus wheels and now you guys are telling me that mounting the Conti training tire is worse!!

Good thing I bought those Park industrial strength levers and a used wheel set (Campy Vento) for use on the trainer.

Bob Dopolina 

Conti/Campy combinations are particularly difficult to mount. I deal wit this A LOT. Both companies design to the outer tolerances of ETRTO for safety reasons. Once you have ridden the tire for a while, it does get easier.

As for the home trainer use a dedicated wheel and you will be giving that tire/wheel to your grandkids. It is designed not to spatter on the wall behind your trainer (different compound than a road tire) and to take the excessive heat and wear generated by a trainer. This makes the the casing stiffer and adds to the already tight bead.

transplant

it's definitely difficult to get on, but i've noticed its much quieter than "normal" tires. not that makes much of a difference with the fans going, but every bit helps.

cslone

Yes, that thing is a *****. I can't wait for it to get cold enough to ride inside every day or warm enough to ride outside everyday. As it is it seems like I am switching the tire every other day.

cuda2k

Anyone try to mount one of these on a Mavic Open Pro??

LowCel 

I managed to get it mounted a few minutes after I did the original post. Unfortunately my fingers were too sore to post once I finished. I was able to mount it with a plastic park tire lever and somehow kept from breaking it. Suprised me. It is mounted to a Campy Montreal rim and I will be using it on my cyclocross bike on the computrainer for the next few months.

Dubbayoo

I broke my levers and after an hour I gave up and let the shop do it.

cmh

You would think they could make the trainer tire on the large side of the tolerance since it isn't intended for cornering.

I've never used a trainer specific tire, I always have enough 3/4 used tires to throw on and ride to nothing on the trainer.

markwebb

I bought one - they are horrible. I sold it on eBay.

I guess in reality I don't really need one. I ride my bike about 2,000 miles annually. I use the same rear tire on trainer during winter after each season, and then change it to a new tire when I go back outside in March. So I ride tire 2K miles annually on road and maybe 90 hours inside each winter. I've never worn a tire out on a trainer. If your trainer is adjusted correctly there is no need for a special tire.

LowCel 

I've always just used whatever tire I had mounted as well, never had a problem with it. The only reason I went with this tire now is that the people at the computrainer company highly recomended it and told me the computrainer will be produce more accurate / consistant results using it.

eugkim

First install was very difficult. Popped the tube when I inflated it. Wasn't so bad the second time around.

Don't know if I got a reject, but mine spit rubber like it was going out of style. Still have yellow rubber all over my bike. I had to get rid of it after 4 times on the trainer because it started slipping too much. I went to a cheapo Hutchinson tire that doesn't wear at all.

sjumper

I found mounting new tubulars to be a thousand times harder than putting on the Conti trainer tires. It takes a bit of effort but isn't a full body exercise like stretching fresh tubulars.

cslone

I never switched tires either until I really started riding the trainer hardcore(new baby came). Then it went from an hour of spinning to some hard seated sprints and high threshold workouts. The Michelins just started slipping and squeaking after a while, so I switched.

Ih8lucky13

I actually had my shop mount one on a cheap shimano wheel. easiest solution ever.

tjspahr

I use one of these tires on my CT, and it works great. I don't remember having the trouble mounting the tire that everyone here has been having...I might have been lucky. I also use a Park TL-10, and frankly think it's a great tool, and I still have working thumbs to prove it!

With respect to the longevity of the tire, it shows no wear after 3 months. It definately performs better than any other normal road tire that I've had on a trainer.

allenpg

I had no trouble getting on or off a Mavic Open Pro rim as long as I used Intense DH tire levers...

sentral dogma

Heating it up first helped me. I left it on the heater for a day.

Bob Dopolina 

Heat from friction generated by trainer + tube expanding + Kaboom = bad experience. My guess is they are just being careful.

veggiemafia

I think it's a theme with Continental, not just the home trainer tires. I had a pair of Ultra Sports on a bike that caused broken plastic Park tire levers and bloody knuckles just to get them off.

I've heard from a reputable source (Jerry Kraynick of Kraynick's Bike Shop) that the deal may have been that Continental used to have problems with the tires rolling off the bead, so in response to that, they made some of their tires with slightly tighter beads, and thus, the difficulty mounting them.

lennyk

does anyone else get a silver marking on the conti home tire which eventually slips and needs to be cleaned off ?