Comments on: Tire Lever in a Pinch: QR Levers

By: Carl Martens

Carl Martens — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:11:22 +0000

Keep the tips coming. I just read your other post on Chain Suck…thanks for sharing the info!

By: Quinn

Quinn — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:59:32 +0000

I can do the no-lever thing at times, how ever I prefer to use 1 Pedros fat/wide lever, 2 complicates things and no matter the tire 23c - 2.4 DH, those lever scoff at them all,

By: Incognito

Incognito — Fri, 30 May 2008 03:20:55 +0000

Yeah, I saw this in a retro cycling manual, it was full of pastel colors and terrible haircuts. It’s a great idea in a tight situation.

By: matt

matt — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:39:57 +0000

Kerbouchaud: easy rim/bead combo. strong hands can roll lots of tires off (i pride myself on this minor feat of strength) but there are some that just require levers.

By: Kerbouchaud

Kerbouchaud — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:54:57 +0000

I perfectly understand the use and purpose of tire levers, but what gets me is this; I was at the LBS the other day, and a guy brought a wheel in needing a new tube. The shop owner took the wheel, pinched the tire together in a few places, bent the tire over, and the bead popped right out, he did it again a few inches over and pulled the rest of the bead out, yanked out the tube popped the new one in and popped the bead back over the rim. It took him about a minute from the time he grabbed the wheel until he put it back down. Actually took him longer to get the tube out of the box than it did to change it….no levers either.
I think I’d much rather learn how to do that the screw around with tire levers. Anyone have any tips? the LBS owner ain’t tellin.

By: Art

Art — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:19:05 +0000

Coooooooooooooooooooool…