I feel lost...

[arielmoon]

I feel your pain! I have seperation anxiety! Dara spent the night at the LBS and I was so lonely last night without her! Her spot in the entry room was so... vaccant!

Mr Silver- I want to know where to find this tool too!!

[Blueberry]

I think this is the tool: http://www.crankbrothers.com/speedlever.php

Looks like lots of places (performance, etc) have it.

CA

[arielmoon]

I think this is the tool: http://www.crankbrothers.com/speedlever.php

Looks like lots of places (performance, etc) have it.

CA

$6 on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Crank-Brothers...5981195&sr=8-2

[newfsmith]

That's a Crank Bros. Speed Lever. http://www.crankbrothers.com/speedlever.php
Many shops carry them, or can order one. Most on-line sellers also carry them. I always carry one, you never know when you will ask someone if they need help on a ride, only to discover that this is what is needed. Also is good insurance on a long solo ride when your hands may be weaker than normal.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I use the Crank Bros. speed lever for the past several years as well. It's nice.
That said however....using your hands to get tires on and off is always preferable to using ANY lever- even the handy CrankBros speed lever can catch the tube and cause pinch flats.
The last few tires I've put off and on I was able to use just my hands, no levers at all. But sometimes a brand new tight tire can be a real bear to wrestle on and a lever is needed, especially to get that last bit back on.

Be careful when using any lever- they easily pinch the tube inside if you are too careless and cause tube damage which results in a flat either immediately upon pumping up or down the road a bit.

Here's my TE post recommending the Crank Bros. Speed Lever exactly 2 years ago in Nov 2006 :
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showp...1&postcount=15
Nowadays I still use it, but only if the tire is too difficult to get on and off using just my hands.

[Miranda]

This is a $7 tool that Silver and I have found VERY helpful - particularly in putting new tires on. Once Silver tried for 1 month to get new tires on her wheels...and couldn't do it until she got this.

It's telescopic and attaches on the skewer and slides around the edge of the rim seating the tire.

Mr. Silver... looks like you created a stir of interest since I last read this helpful tire tool tip! I was just coming back to post that this tool was in my "buy" basket at REI today.

Sounds like this thing could only be better if it were strong metal, vs plastic. But, then it would be heavier than most roadies would want to carry along. What a great tip.

Yes, very true as noted by BSG... need to be careful. Damage with the tool would be adding insult to injury. Good advice.

Sorry about Silver's month long tire episode . Sounds like another thread I recently read titled "Evil Tires of Doom". Uumm, that was my total fear in our recent freakish warm weather. OK, will we have snow by the time my practice session results in success.

Thanks!
Miranda