Yesterday i got the spare Whyte / WTB wheel out for my lads new setup. Noticed his Trail Boss was getting pretty worn, so thought i’d grab a tyre out of the pile. Happened to be a Schwalbe Hans Dampf, non tubeless version. Kinda bought by mistake, but thought, i’ll see if it seals and we’ll go from there.
So i got it up and sealed first go, but about a gazillion holes in the sidewall, i don’t think there’s enough Stans in the world to seal it… So i think “ok, off it comes, i’ll grab another Trail Boss instead”
30 mins later I think i’ve broken my fingers and thumbs getting it off with no joy, still firmly embedded in the rim.
So i pull out the stanley knife, that’ll sort it. “Lets cut it off, sure i lose the tyre, but it’s sod all use to me anyway”
Little did i know how hard it is to get the wires out of the bead, to get soemthing in there to enable me to cut them…
I was pouring with sweat nearly 2 hours later when i finally completed it.. I almost threw the wheel in the garden and bought a new one !