Tyre levers
gazcarsf1
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Any recommendations for good tyre levers?
Just snapped 2 park tool levers, trying to get a 2.4 continental mountain king folding tyre off some dt swiss spline wheels. They Would need to be robust as the tyres are very tight on the dt rims. Cheers
Just snapped 2 park tool levers, trying to get a 2.4 continental mountain king folding tyre off some dt swiss spline wheels. They Would need to be robust as the tyres are very tight on the dt rims. Cheers
Cube reaction gtc race 2011 26er, Canyon spectral al 8.0 2014, cube reaction gtc race 2015 29er
How much for that!!!!!
How much for that!!!!!
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i use these:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/pedr ... -prod10042
been excellent so far! not snapped one.0 -
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Shouldn't be breaking tyre levers on any combination of wheels and tyres. Getting "difficult" tyres on in all about making sure that you're not seating the bead and then trying to lever it on (recipe for pain, injury, frustration, broken tools etc.) but to make sure that the tyre bead is sat in the middle of the wheel (the deepest part) and then it's nowhere near the stretch to get the last section over.*
I do have a set of Pedros levers but can't remember when I last used them.
* Road tyres are the worst and I still managed to get two Michelin Pro 4s (well known for being tight) onto my A23s yesterday with just thumbs - no pinches. The technique was taught by my local bike shops mechanics a few years ago.Trail fun - Transition Bandit
Road - Wilier Izoard Centaur/Cube Agree C62 Disc
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These are my choice:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/sks-tire-levers/rp-prod68584
Nice and thin at the end, seem pretty sturdy and haven't managed to break one yet.
Snapped a couple of the blue plastic park tool ones in the past (I am pretty ham fisted and impatient though...)0 -
Another one for Pedro's. Bought a pair six years or so ago and they're still going strong. Indestructible, strong and brightly coloured so you won't lose them in the grass!0
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Yeah pedro's ones are awesome, strong, and just by looking at them you can tell that there's no place they can snap.0
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Just broken two Trax levers trying to get an Ardent off its rim.All the gear, no idea and loving the smell of jealousy in the morning.
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never had a problem, mind you I use this, its OTT but works perfectly
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/ice ... r-ec0114190
