@JoeG thanks for the link to the Sun Ringle tape but it’s been out of stock forever and even a quick look on fleabay finds the same tape at mad prices, obviously a great choice if you can get it but not cost effective right now.
@normalman you did make me laugh, I know exactly what you mean. I change mine once for summer and once for winter. The best trick I got told was standing on the side of the tyre to make the bead brake, works a treat!
Thanks @lustyd I will check out that tape.
Thanks for the link @johnnyboy666 – I’d seen that make for really interesting reading, picking up on @northwinds points. The lightest is not always the best, see Kenda fatbike tyres for details it appears.
Thanks for all the kind replies, sounds like JJ might be the way to go.
James