Tyre levers

Jules Winnfield

Im just ordering a few bits and pieces for my seat caddy and ive come to a bit of a dead end regarding tyre levers. Im after a pair..... or three..... for alloy rims and just wanted to ask other peoples views on what they use?

Cheers folks.

dnwhite88

Any plastic ones will do mate, I use the ones that came with a puncture repair kit

gethinceri

Cheap Decathlon ones.

rolf_f

dnwhite88 wrote:

Any plastic ones will do mate, I use the ones that came with a puncture repair kit

Not necessarily - there are some duff ones out there. They can be too flexible if your tyres are a tight fit.

I recently got the basic Park ones. Not particularly expensive (just as well as I wouldn't pay a premium for most Park products) and they seem to be pretty good. Actually made of some sort of resin as far as I can tell.

There are also cunning clever ones that telescope out and clip to the axle so you can swivel the single lever round. Not tried those myself but if you find conventional ones tend to spin off into orbit then this sort might be worth a look.

MickTheMove

Don't skimp on them, nothing worse than getting a puncture in rain and your tyre levers snap! composite/resin ones are strong and don't muller your wheel

marcusjb

Rolf F wrote:

I recently got the basic Park ones. Not particularly expensive (just as well as I wouldn't pay a premium for most Park products) and they seem to be pretty good. Actually made of some sort of resin as far as I can tell.

Are they these ones?

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/park-tools-tl1c-tyre-levers/

I actually really don't like these - the end is a little too fat for tight tyre/rim combinations - I have struggled with them.

I rate the Topeak Shuttle ones. Nice and thin for getting tight tyres off.

TommyEss

I've struggled with (i.e. bent the tip of) the Park ones before. I'm now on the Tacx ones, and they're working well. Googling around, the latest ones available look different to the ones I've got though, so can't exactly comment on those.

topdude

These are the boys, you can get a Marathon plus tyre on a tight rim with these
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/tacx-tyre-levers-3-pack/rp-prod75798

Guanajuato

Surely only hand-layered & milled italian carbo-titanium nanotube tyre levers can do the job. personally signed by Jaques Anquetil and ONLY sold individually to selected people. You get what you pay for you know. ;-)

desweller

Another vote for the Park Tool levers. Never had a problem with them.

racingcondor

I quite like Park but if you don't then I've also found thesevery good.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/campagnolo-tyre-lever/?lang=en&curr=GBP&dest=1&utm_source=pla&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=uk&kpid=5360542042

overlord2

Learn to get a tyre on and off without them. It really is easy once you've mastered it. Theres isnt a tyre I can't remove and install without levers even Marathons.

unixnerd

I use the set the GPO gave my father in the 1960s! I've had plastic ones snap on me. Best advice is to get folding tyres without the wire, I can get them on and off unaided.

rolf_f

Overlord2 wrote:

Learn to get a tyre on and off without them. It really is easy once you've mastered it. Theres isnt a tyre I can't remove and install without levers even Marathons.

OK then - Vittoria Open Corsas on Campagnolo Neutrons. The Corsas are in a completely different league to Marathons (which, TBH, aren't that hard to fit and remove). They are about 6mm shorter in circumference than normal tyres and the Neutron has a very shallow inside depth. I broke 2 good tyre levers trying to get them off. There's no way you'd get them off without levers.

andrewc3142

Another vote for the Park blue ones.

But basically, anything than the old-fashioned metal ones, at least if you don't want to knacker your rims.

bobley

Pedros £2.50 Yellows from most LBS shop counters.

Even work on Vittorias!

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/pedr ... -prod10042

Jules Winnfield

Im liking the look and sound of them Pedro ones.

lewiskinch

Lezyne do a nice set that packs away small, I've not had a problem with them

edten

The innovation ones are good. Lezyne ones are good for most tyres but a little short if you have a tight tyre.

chrisaonabike

Overlord2 wrote:

Learn to get a tyre on and off without them. It really is easy once you've mastered it. Theres isnt a tyre I can't remove and install without levers even Marathons.

+1. I watched a video of someone doing it a few months back and gave it a go.

It seems like magic but it works, it's quicker than with levers and it doesn't require much strength.

I changed my original Giant tyres for GP Four Seasons lever-free a couple of months ago, and it was strangely very satisfying.

giant_man

+ pedros, do it for me, any tyre ..

littledove44

ChrisAOnABike wrote:

Overlord2 wrote:

Learn to get a tyre on and off without them. It really is easy once you've mastered it. Theres isnt a tyre I can't remove and install without levers even Marathons.

+1. I watched a video of someone doing it a few months back and gave it a go.

It seems like magic but it works, it's quicker than with levers and it doesn't require much strength.

I changed my original Giant tyres for GP Four Seasons lever-free a couple of months ago, and it was strangely very satisfying.

Good explanation here.
http://youtu.be/uNhLPXfd8FM

kangarouge

Scwalbe - cheap and excellent in use!

jpf51

VAR - Been using them for about 3 years now with no issues.
http://www.bikeplus.co.uk/p/34518/Var-Tyre-Lever

Jules Winnfield

topdude wrote:

These are the boys, you can get a Marathon plus tyre on a tight rim with these
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/tacx-tyre-levers-3-pack/rp-prod75798

Just ordered a set, lets see how they fare when i get a puncture. Thats my seat caddy gear now sorted.

andrew_s

Good old fashioned steel levers, that don't bend or break, and aren't so thick that they make fitting the tyre harder.

No rim damage in 25 years

littledove44

My favourite is the Crank Brothers speed lever. Unfortunately they don't seem to be made any more. I would love to buy a couple. Anyone know where?

matt-h

Pedro's for me

Matt

the_cyclist_of_catan

I've got Marathon pluses off with Tacx levers, no trouble. And I reckon that the Tacx turbo trainer tyre is even harder to shift than a Marathon - I snapped two Aldi levers doing so at the weekend. But the Tacx levers have always coped just fine with that tyre. So they get my vote.

maltloaf_df

Pedro's here. I broke a couple of park ones, some tesco ones and my old go to ones. The Pedro's ones get my tire off in seconds.