the best bike gizmo EVER! Crank Brothers speed lever

[HillSlugger]

I have one and have always liked it for the ease of tire removal. However, I've never gotten the hang of using it to put the tire back on. What's the secret? Is it shown somewhere?

[uforgot]

Yup, I love this gadget too, but when I mentioned it to my lbs, he said he didn't carry them, but that they were given away at the MS150 and he had a whole bunch left, and just gave me one. He didn't care for them, so I'm glad to hear that others love it also!

[roadie gal]

I have one in the saddle bag of each of my bikes. I have found, though, that with a really tight tire I need a regular tire lever to get things started. I pry the bead up with the regular lever and then put the Speed Lever under the lifted part of the bead.

[divingbiker]

I have one and have always liked it for the ease of tire removal. However, I've never gotten the hang of using it to put the tire back on. What's the secret? Is it shown somewhere?

Well, let's see if I can explain. Here's a picture of the speed lever.



The little hook that sticks out to the left is what you use to remove the tire from the rim. The longer hook that sticks out to the right (on the bottom) is what you clip onto the rim to put the tire back on. It just snaps onto the rim and the other end snaps onto the axle, and you pull the lever around the rim, and voila! the tire slips inside the rim.