Plastic tyre levers...

Martin Törnsten <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Captain's log. On StarDate Sun, 27 Jun 2004 13:47:56 +0100 received comm from
"Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> on channel uk.rec.cycling:

: ...are rubbish. York was out yesterday because of all the heavy rain, as was

Not at all. Works perfectly here (used both Tacx and Michelin for many years).

: After about 30 miles I got my first puncture on a road bike. Luckily it was
: in Hull and there was a nice bench nearby to sit on. I had my Lidl toolkit
: which included 3 tyre levers, which turned out to be completely useless.
: They were far too bendy to take the tyre off, but as it turned out there was
: a screwdriver in the kit and I managed to get the tyre off with that.

As metal will possibly destroy your rim it's not any really good choice. Get a
good pair of QUALITY plastic ones and you can't get anything better.

These Michelin Tyre Levers are the old classics who just works and works:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?ProductID=5360010439

Thanks - just ordered a set.

Simon

Pete Biggs said:

Graeme said:

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I never carry tyre levers. There are very few tyre/rim combinations
that require levers.

I wouldn't go that far.

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So come on then, what's the trick? Us mere mortals need to know!

.........Works on the more looser-fitting tyre/rim combinations.
~PB

There is no way my old MA2s could have their tyres removed without
levers. I have broken levers on them before, I bought a VAR tool because
of these rims. I have tried Hutchinson and Michelin tyres and both
brands are pigs to remove.

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MSeries said:

There is no way my old MA2s could have their tyres removed without
levers. I have broken levers on them before, I bought a VAR tool
because
of these rims. I have tried Hutchinson and Michelin tyres and both
brands are pigs to remove.

Certainly does depends on the tyres as well. I can get Vittoria Open
Corsa 23* tyres off MA2s without levers (albeit with a struggle) and
various other tyres off them easily with ordinary levers, including Conti
Ultra Gatorskin 28 and Schwalbe Blizzard Kevlar 25.

* easily removed from Open Pro rims without levers.

~PB

Pete Biggs said:

Certainly does depends on the tyres as well. I can get Vittoria Open
Corsa 23* tyres off MA2s without levers (albeit with a struggle) and
various other tyres off them easily with ordinary levers, including
Conti Ultra Gatorskin 28 and Schwalbe Blizzard Kevlar 25.
* easily removed from Open Pro rims without levers.
~PB

Forgot to say I used 20 and 23 mm tyres on the MA2s. Perhaps I'll try
some Vittorias next - or make this the candidate for my first wheel
building project !

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Just zis Guy said:

Stelvios

As I was consulting my OS map in Newport yesterday, I noticed an area in
Bassaleg called 'Stelvio'. I'm guessing the tyres aren't named after
that particular Stelvio.

(ObTopic: The plastic tyre levers that came with my Topeak multitool
work fine)

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Keith Willoughby http://flat222.org/keith/
"He swapped five photos of his wife
For one of Barry John"

On 29/6/04 11:54 am, in article [email hidden], "Keith

Willoughby said:

Just zis Guy said:

Stelvios

As I was consulting my OS map in Newport yesterday, I noticed an area in
Bassaleg called 'Stelvio'. I'm guessing the tyres aren't named after
that particular Stelvio.

(ObTopic: The plastic tyre levers that came with my Topeak multitool
work fine)

Passo san Stelvio on the border between Italy and Switzerland.

The only time I have been up there I ended up helping a couple fix their car
fan so it would work, by dint of sticking lots of tape to it. This lasted to
the top of the pass (just - there was a wonderful sound of tape unravelling
as we came round the last but one bend) at which point they could coast
downhill to the next town and find a garage. We had ice creams and a great
three way conversation in English, French, and Italian. He spoke French and
Italian, I spoke English and poor french, she spoke Italian and English.

It is a dramatic pass, lots of hairpin bends going up from the southwest,
very steep on the other side.

...d

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Just zis Guy said:

Stelvios

As I was consulting my OS map in Newport yesterday, I noticed an area in
Bassaleg called 'Stelvio'. I'm guessing the tyres aren't named after
that particular Stelvio.

Naaah.

They're named after the owner of a kebab shop in the Seven Sisters Road.

Curious

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"He swapped five photos of his wife
For one of Barry John"

On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:01:58 +0100, David Martin
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Passo san Stelvio on the border between Italy and Switzerland.

That's right, as far as I can tell - isn't it on the Giro?

Guy
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So it's off on another rolling experiment to find out the most puncture
proof tyre in 23 mm size.

Save yourself some grief, get Specialized Armadillos.

Michael Green said:

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So it's off on another rolling experiment to find out the most puncture
proof tyre in 23 mm size.

Save yourself some grief, get Specialized Armadillos.

Is that a brand of tyre or a crack troup of burrowing, armoured mammals?

Frink

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(Doctor J. Frink) said:

Michael Green said:

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So it's off on another rolling experiment to find out the most puncture
proof tyre in 23 mm size.

Save yourself some grief, get Specialized Armadillos.

Is that a brand of tyre or a crack troup of burrowing, armoured mammals?

Both ;-)