Rear Tire Installation Failure

[Grumpy Goat]

Thanks for another informative video, GG. I can feel your frustration. I also have spoons and rim protectors (Motion Pro) from when I used my home made changer, that I sometimes still use with my No Mar. When using the yellow thing, you have to leave it in until the tire is completely installed. Pushing as much of the tire as you can below the rim, then locking it (the yellow thing) in as far to your right as possible leaves you with less tire to manage. And you should have been able to pop the lower bead on by hand when installing. Just get the center post out of the way first "You'll shoot your eye out, son", lol. Usually a thin film of the paste on the top lip of the rim facilitates that. The most aggravating thing is when the rim starts to spin. Even with the better cam lock clamps on my Classic, it takes quite a bit of "squeezing" of the rim to prevent that. I also have the clamps like on your Cycle Hill, but they were to make it easier to change traditional spoke rims due to the different rim/tire interface. When I have used them I had to use spoons as well because of the slippage. Last thing I can think of is making sure there is a thin film of paste in the center of the rim too. Everywhere that tire sticks during the install compounds the effort required. Lubing the underside and very edge of the tire, where the install lever touches, eliminates unnecessary dragging as well.
I'm certainly not an expert. but am trying to offer up tips that have helped me in the process.

Dave - these are wonderful tips - thanks very much for sharing! Agree that a lot more lube than what I used is needed. Also a warm tire. I wanted to change the tire in the cooler part of the day that is why I attempted to do this after supper, but as you can see there was no blazing Houston sun to heat the tire.

I could have clamped the rim harder I suppose, but I did not want to risk putting dents / flatter spots on the rims. I have no idea of where the strength limit of the rims are.

The Yellow Thing is a wonderful piece of kit and by the end of my struggle I realized it has to be left in from start to finish no matter what.