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There’s also a pretty neat spoke hook which, despite its minimalistic looks, can also handle flatten, bladed spokes.

As far as possible that means recommending equipment that we have actually reviewed, but we also include products that are popular, highly-regarded benchmarks in their categories. Interestingly, on shallow rims, the Schwalbe’s position is slightly easier to use, even if it can’t cope with rims as deep as the Leverman can. long, it offers great leverage for removal or installation and the hook is significant enough to offer great security for leaning into the task. Extra caution should be taken when using metal levers because these may scratch or mark your wheels.The tips of both levers are finely pointed, with a nice curvature perfect for getting between a tight-fitting bead and rim.

The spoke hook uses a similar principle to the Schwalbe levers, but being a bit further down the handle, it means you can use it with slightly deeper rims – although still not as deep as a more traditional lever with the hooks on the end. not sure if it's the tyre or the rim or a combination but I never had this much trouble getting a tyre on in years gone by. Not all tyre levers are suitable for carbon wheels, though many can be used with carbon rims and feature a composite-friendly profile. As a pair of final party tricks, these SKS levers have an integrated valve core tightener and Schrader bleeder. However, if you need to get a GP5000 tubeless tyre onto a carbon rim, the Cycle Pal Tyre Seating Tool is a life saver.Schwalbe's not saying much about the materials – the plastic feels like nylon and it's almost certainly internally reinforced. When we talk about tyre levers, these Schwalbe levers frequently pop up as a firm favourite of our readers. Well, that one time you get a flat and you have to fix it in the middle of nowhere and you don't have a tyre lever to hand, you're going to look pretty silly if you can't do it when it's wet and cold and your fingers are going numb. The Weldtite Cyclo curved salmon-coloured resin ones don't clip together and the lip is a bit fat for tight-fitting tyres. Hmm having seen the video if you tried this with Marathon Plus tyres the bead would pop off behind you as you slid it round - looks like it still needs a tyre lever to stop this.

In a comment to my review of Park Tool's heavy duty levers, EK Spinner said 'always the Schwalbe levers for me, the hook for helping to get them back on is brilliant, and let's face it Schwalbe know more about tyres and their fitting than most companies that make tyre levers'. I have broken one in the past but most other tyre levers would have given up way before the Pedro's did.The lever head is the right thickness and curvature to effectively slide and hook itself underneath the tyre bead.