Indeed, there's one bike in the family fleet, a Surly with tubeless-ready 650b's, that are a beast to mount. I can get them on and off, but I have strong hands

Indeed, there's one bike in the family fleet, a Surly with tubeless-ready 650b's, that are a beast to mount. I can get them on and off, but I have strong hands -- jazz double bassist for 40 years. My spouse has no hope. If she flats on a ride, she has to make the Call of Shame. ;-) This isn't reasonable. As I read somewhere else, Frank Schwinn and Frank Brilando wanted a bike to be serviceable by a 10 year old.