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Anyone got some? I'm intrigued, partly disbelief that they will work on stubborn tyres, partly thinking that traditional tyre levers needed improvement.
I'm less taken with the chain rehooking thing, that seemed to get huge investment and award...
I’m less taken with the chain rehooking thing, that seemed to get huge investment and award…
And it was a copy of something i used to see around in the 80's. Usually on touring bikes with FAR too much kit hung off them!
I was given one of the chain rehooking tools, it seems like one of those things designed by someone who has an image of riding a bike that doesn’t match the reality. Not sure of the point in carrying a tool you hardly ever need for something you can do with your fingers.
It makes me a little sceptical their tire levers are going to be useful.
The tyre in the video looks so floppy you could put put on with your hands.
Id me more impressed if it showed a magic Mary with a cushcore fitted...
The tyre in the video looks so floppy you could put put on with your hands.
Id me more impressed if it showed a magic Mary with a cushcore fitted…
I picked up two of these crank bros tyre levers as watching Jesse Melamed use them when changing his tyres with cushcores, you could get a pair of them for the price of that and know they'll work...
These are like the Crank Bros levers but beefier and better, I have both.
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/lifeline-2-in-1-pro-tyre-lever/rp-prod175044
Unfortunately out of stock but I'll buy another for my hip pack when they're back in.
As I suspected, designed and tested by people who think about bikes, but don't actually ride them too much....
I bought one recently. Tried it once, to get an old, tubeless tyre off. Wasn't impressed at all.
Not tried it for mounting a tyre yet. It may yet redeem itself.
Mine broke on first attempt to remove very tight tyre, replaced quickly under warranty but not sure if i’d risk trying it again. Not tried but suspect it works ok for refitting tyre onto rim though.
IMO there's still nothing better than the basic Lezyne powerlevers (the XLs are good too). Nothing clever, no novelty, just the best hook shape in the business.
(they do break from time to time but they're pretty cheap)