strong tyre levers

sinjun

I just got myself a pair of Campag Neutron wheels. Having done my homework looking at online reviews etc., I knew that these wheels are harder than most to fit tyres on, but wasn't prepared for how difficult it turned out to be.

I'm looking for suggestions for strong tyre levers to help with this task - if I get a puncture on the way to work I can't afford to be 25 minutes late. Also, does anyone know of tyres which are easy to mount?

poucher

These are the Kiddies :-

http://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/products. ... 0s236p3657

I use em on my mountainbike as well for tubeless tyres, well recommended.

Cheers,

Poucher

ninjaslim

lube the part of the rim you're trying to get the final bit of tyre over with washing up liquid

ugo.santalucia

sinjun wrote:

I just got myself a pair of Campag Neutron wheels. Having done my homework looking at online reviews etc., I knew that these wheels are harder than most to fit tyres on, but wasn't prepared for how difficult it turned out to be.

I'm looking for suggestions for strong tyre levers to help with this task - if I get a puncture on the way to work I can't afford to be 25 minutes late. Also, does anyone know of tyres which are easy to mount?

25 minutes late? Just pretend you were on a train to Euston station...

ninjaslim

oh right

on the train?

it'll have to be that handy tube of KY then

sinjun

Poucher wrote:

These are the Kiddies :-

http://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/products. ... 0s236p3657

I use em on my mountainbike as well for tubeless tyres, well recommended.

Cheers,

Poucher

They look good, but couldn't they damage the rims? The amount of force I have to use I could imagine some nasty scratches.....

Lagavulin

These have never let me down.

whyamihere

Park plastic levers. Amazing things.

Also, I've heard very good things about Crank Brothers speed levers.

woody-som

like 'Lagavulin' above, I like and have never had any problems with the soma levers, strong steel core, and plastic coated.

pete.whelan

I've always found the VAR levers very good and never caused a pinch puncture when putting a difficult tyre back on.

Mettan

whyamihere wrote:

Park plastic levers. Amazing things.

+ 1 - yep, Park Blue levers - have found them to be adequate and reliable.

Wappygixer

another +1 for Park levers.Cheap and safe.I'm not a fan of metal levers

nferrar

+1 for Soma, I've snapped most brands of plastic ones

schlepcycling

+1 for Soma.

verloren

Pedros, well reviewed in C+ and in real life

verloren

Pedros, well reviewed in C+ and in real life

nikkas

Having spent best part of an hour breaking levers, heating tyre on radiator, dosing with washing up liquid, talc (good job I was at home eh?) etc and all those other useful tips for when you're 20 miles from home, it's raining and cold; getting those damn Continental Ultra Sports on my Shimano wheels, I got one of these Speed Levers http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_154305_langId_-1_categoryId_165485 (and available from other places).

Works for removing and replacing. It extends to clip over axle, then you tug round like one of those cake tins (well ask yer mum) and the tyre's off/on.

(btw Continental told me it was my wheels but looking elsewhere on the interweb I could see other people had trouble with different wheels so it's always going to be a combination of tyre and wheel)

singlespeedexplosif

thumbs

mrushton

+ 1 for Var