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TYRE LEVERS
Postby xrc15t » Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:03 pm
With so many types of tyres levers... whats the top pick? whats crap?
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Postby Mulger bill » Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:35 pm
Fingers are for MTBs
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Postby drubie » Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:39 pm
Heh heh.Mulger bill wrote:Crank Bros Speedlever with Michelin yellows as backup.
Fingers are for MTBs
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Last Sundays bunch ride featured two punctures on the same bike thanks to "I use my fingers" tyre remounting. The dude was as dirty as a frenchman by the end of it and still managed to get a pinch flat 100m up the road from the first flat.
I don't care what any of the hard core, old school cyclists say, use the damn levers on a slightly inflated inner tube.
I've been using the levers that came with some crappy Slime glueless patches and I like them. I threw the patches in the bin though, unlike the levers they were useless.
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Postby il padrone » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:07 am
Brooks are good too - neither bend nor break
Oh, you know another good standby is a pair of nice tea-spoons, the old-style ones with a smooth spoon shape, and rounded handles. Put the spoon end in your hand (face down to spread the pressure) and lever the tyre with the handle end.
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Postby familyguy » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:03 am
I have also tried the QuickStik lever (first item on that page). Worst device ever for 700c wheels. The BikePro website says they're good for 26" wheels that dont fit too tight. I bent one twice putting one tyre on a 700c rim, and it wasnt even what I'd consider "tight". I may try one again now that I have a 26" wheel bike.
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Postby nimm » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:19 pm
Say What you don't need no stinkin' levers*: http://www.teamestrogen.com/content/asa_levers
* I have to admit I needed levers to get my Ultragator Skins on the wife's bike (and off after some punctures) since they are ridiculously tight.
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Postby il padrone » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:51 pm
Damage to rims??familyguy wrote:no damage to rims from bare metal levers (a la Brooks).
Most of the past 35 years I've been using steel tyre levers - usually just like the Brooks, with a smooth shape. Never seen any damage to rims . Maybe if you use plastic rims.... yes.
Never used these, but I don't really like the way they're supposed to work - seems like it'd be awkward and rough on both tyre and rim. I know car tyre mounting is done this way but both the tyre, rim ad even the mounting mechanism are all much more robust. I'm happy using my tyre levers.familyguy wrote:I have also tried the QuickStik lever (first item on that page). Worst device ever for 700c wheels. The BikePro website says they're good for 26" wheels that dont fit too tight. I bent one twice putting one tyre on a 700c rim, and it wasnt even what I'd consider "tight".
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Postby toolonglegs » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:39 am
Don't take heroin anymore but the spoon is still good!.
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Postby familyguy » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:24 am
Maybe it was my (then) inexperience with levers, but even now I wouldnt like to lever on tight Michelin tyres onto my Mavics with a metal lever. Call me paranoid...or maybe I just dont have 'the touch'.il padrone wrote:Most of the past 35 years I've been using steel tyre levers - usually just like the Brooks, with a smooth shape. Never seen any damage to rims . Maybe if you use plastic rims.... yes.
They are plastic, so they're generally the failure point in the system if anything goes awry (hence me bending it). The principle seems sound, only for tyres that are not too tight. And if they're not too tight, you could probably get them on by hand anyway.il padrone wrote:Never used these, but I don't really like the way they're supposed to work - seems like it'd be awkward and rough on both tyre and rim. I know car tyre mounting is done this way but both the tyre, rim ad even the mounting mechanism are all much more robust. I'm happy using my tyre levers.
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Postby snedden9485 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:08 pm
Agreed. I have some hot pink pedros levers and they are tops. Very strong and easy to find. I had some conti ones and they sucked. Broke em on first time.sam86 wrote:Nothing beats a PEDROS lever...
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Postby mikesbytes » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:37 pm
I would of thought you would of ridden on singlestallywhacker wrote:sorry to say Michelin levers are crap, too wide, too flexible and no spoke hook. Have broken several different brands but found that Soma steel core levers are quite good
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