Just spent the last half an hour getting the tyre off my roadie to change the innertube. It took forever to get the tyre off, broke 2 tyre levers and ended up with a couple of spoons instead, as they are a bit tougher. I gave up with it as my hands are simply not strong enough and Hubster took over and swore a lot. Spare tube has holes, removed tube got 3 holes mended, then we gave up and put it in the bin. I'll get a couple of new tubes tomorrow. In the meantime my roadie has the front wheel of Hubster's Boardman in, so I can go for a ride tomorrow.
I have a nice calming cuppa now and a wrist support on. I cannot believe that the tyre was that difficult to get off the wheels. I've never had a tyre that I couldn't remove before.