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Talc powder, two levers, a plastic rim protector thing and sone serious patience. Don't ever get too greedy. And every time you run out of slack, push the tyre back into the valley of the rim. Do it over and over again and you'll get it on no bother.
Also have found that TT = tube type tyres. Slight difference in sidewall strength mostly (they are softer on sides than tube leas tyres), but if you have tubeless tyres ans are putting a tube in them, its possible but quite tricky!
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It took a long long time, no greed just suffering. Tube type Michelin knobblies. I guess the first is always the mosr painful.
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Other top tips....
It’s worth leaning the tyre up against a radiator or leaving it in the sun to warm before.Buzzetti tyre levers are the best.
Next time you go to a tyre shop take a small container and scrounge some proper tyre paste.
If you end up chasing the bead round the rim not being able to get the last bit over a wood working clamp on a section of tyre that is “in” can help, pad the jaws if there not soft.
pdlouche
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Fucking fuck fuck. I am not enjoying this tube-replacement shit. My palms are blistered, one of the two spare tubes snake-bitten, and damage to the bead from trying over and over to get that last bit over the rim. Fuck this. I will never complain about bicycle tyres ever again.