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I used spring clamps for woodworking as extra hands to try and keep the bead in the rim as I worked around the rim. Didn't work. Also ruined one of their latex tubes in the process. Horrible experience, like the pain of giving birth.
A friend who's been riding tubular and challenge tires since ever, says he doesn't know what I'm on about. He explained something about slow, patience and finesse and they just slide on. For me it was like fitting a square peg in a round hole.