A BETTER TYRE LEVER - nifty Dutch invention

Comment by PeterT on July 18, 2012 at 3:32am

I read your post - this contraption wouldn't have helped in a pro-bike race where I'm pretty sure they were all riding glued-on tubulars.

Regarding the contraption itself - I've found taking off tires a lot easier than trip to seat tires back without continually 'chasing the gap' - especially with tubeless tires... and with inner tubes I'm always nervous there is a pinch flat - the video  "Putting up the tyre without brace" promises wonders! 

Comment by Richard Tulloch on July 18, 2012 at 4:09am

Peter, I was nervous about the pinch flat problem too, but I pressed on and I seem to have got away with it, at least this time. Perhaps Cadel should slip a Tyre Switch into the back pocket of his BMC jersey. Glued-on tubulars? We should be so lucky!

Comment by Dabba on July 19, 2012 at 5:26pm

He might find it useful in the Tour Down Under where we'll have carbon tacks!  (sorry!)  :-)

Comment by Richard Tulloch on July 19, 2012 at 6:15pm

Oh dear! 

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