Looked at these tools and on paper (screen!) they look good and quite clever. Are they as good as the website suggests, anyone got any real world experience of them? One concern is all the videos and pics are road bike tyres although they say they work on tyres up to 2.8.
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https://cyclepal.co.uk/collections/best-sellers
Those tools are all rebadged ones that have been around for ages. I’m sure I’ve seen the tyre Jack as Lifeline or something like that.
I bought the tyre seater thing from Amazon -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HP57NDS
Works ok, but usually forget to use it.
Never had a need for that Chain Holder.
£10.95 for a pair of tyre levers, they're having a laugh
@steve_b77 and thats with a heavy discount!
I saw their brake align tool a while back, not something i require, but still looks pricey at £11.95!
To the OP, lifeline tools are decent and not OTT pricey. Or just drop the big dollar on the Park Tool blue bling 😛
I've got the tyre lever pliers badged up by BBB I think. They're OK but no better than elbow grease on WTB tough tyres and ended up very marked.
That brake align tool is a rip off, same thing on ebay is £2
search tyre pliers on ebay they are £6
They look expensive - even with the massive discount lol.
As above, lifeline or similar are really good VFM.
I saw a photo of one that had snapped on a Facebook group yesterday. But then everything has it's limits and some tyre/rim combos are VERY tight.
Thanks all, good to know how other folk have found them, think I will save my money. To be honest I was asking for a friend who always has major problems removing and mounting his tyres, thought these tools might help.