tell me about it martin, thanks for your top tip!
however, i sorted it by using the tried and trusted method of 'fairy liquid'! put some around the beads of the tyre and rim, nipped along to the local garage and used an airline and they popped right on! and it has to be said, the bike looks so much better on its black tubeless tyres! will get some pics up tomorrow, if it stops snowing........ in april!!! :shock: