Re: They make it look MUCH easier than it is!
I mounted two tires on the powder coated black wheels. Thanks everyone for all the suggestions. Mounting was easier than unmounting. I built a "mounting platform" (Thanks Tom) and found that the use of clamps to keep the bead from coming out on one side while I worked on the other very helpful (Thanks Mike). The method that worked the best for me was to install the tube after the first bead was over the rim, but before slipping the second bead on. Without the tube in the way the first bead could go all the way into the drop center and I could get the first bead on by hand. The second bead took the use of the irons, but with the use of the clamps to maintain progress, it was pretty easy.
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