Thanks for that Mollydog.
I'm not quite sure why i found my 110/80/18inch so hard to get onto my Derbi Senda. It made my 130/80 17 inch going on my Pegaso seem very easy.
Perhaps its just me, but I find the narrower tyres more difficult. What caused the hissy fit more than anything was the cold (+3-5 deg C) and lack of a good tyre soap. I was using a bit of water and washing up liquid, and I probably really need to invest in something that does the job a little better.
I've never had any problems with breaking beads but I guess it it very tyre and rim dependent.
So Tyre soap first, and if that doesn't make it any easier, a 6 foot long tyre iron!
cheers
Dave
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