I really like this tyre and I have just fitted my third rear E07 this weekend.

The first time I fitted an E07 I had no issues at all. The second time I had no issues removing the tyre but I just could not get it to seat properly on one side. I gave up and got a tyre shop to pop it on in the end.

This brings us to this weekend and my third fitting. This time I could not break the bead Spent two hours trying various methods and it would not budge. (It has to be remembered that this was the one I couldn't get to seat when fitting). I gave up in the end and got a local tyre fitter to break the bead on their machine for me.

This gets me thinking about what happens if I got a puncture on the trail somewhere and whether I could fix it.

Is anyone else having these issues with Mitas E07's or is it just pure bad luck?

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Bike: 2008 XT660Z Tenere with various bits and bobs added or subtracted