the tires from hell...

[Miranda]

Are you familiar with these little beauties?

Ya know... the ones that produce bloody knuckles, a few choice words, and eventually a trip to the lbs *sigh of defeat*.

My last new tire switch finally got put on by the lbs owner with a set of metal tire levers after we broke some plastic ones. Which is still not great risking tube damage, marks the rim up, etc.

OK, so I'm out shopping for metal levers of my own today (trying not to give up altogether on diy) and diff lbs owner shows me this weird screw driver thing he uses, vs metal tire levers (&he has none on hand to sell me). Kinda resembled a cross between putty knief and a smashed kitchen spoon head lol, ikr?!... idk where this thing even exists?

BUT... the guy says to me also... "Oh, those high end road folding bead tires are the WORST for getting on new (btw, more bmx focused shop happened to be on my errand route today)! Wire beads are much easier"... uh... OK, so how can something that is wire be easier to put on than something that folds??