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The paperclip is only used when fitting and doesn't bend - it's clamped securely between rim and tire so isn't subjected to much force. I have them on my commuter and is one of the few adverts I have seen where they get a variety of people including a child riding over a sea of broken glass. The qualities we look for are how easy it is to hook the tyre lever under the tyre, the flex and robustness, as well as any extra qualities or features specific to the design. If you ever, somehow, manage to break them, these levers are backed by Pedro’s lifetime warranty, and the brand will happily replace them for you.

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But nowadays, there are lots of tough plastic options that should remove all but the most stubborn tyres. These actually turned out to be a relatively loose fit and the only reason I mention them is to wonder if Decathlon chose this size rather than the 35-349 16-inch that Brompton uses because they make for easier tyre changes.The unique (or at least unusual) feature of Schwalbe's tyre levers is a hook in the lever body that you use to pin the tyre bead in place as you install it.

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However, they’re not as effective as telescopic designs on really tight beads and one of our test levers snapped clean in two while battling my expedition wheelset. The Schrader bleeder is something I haven’t used so much – pretty much all of my bikes use Presta valves and I don’t mind using my finger nails to let the air out of Schrader valves if I need to. I like the VAR tyre lever - VERY helpful with tight tyres at the roadside as it enables you mount the tyre without the risk of snagging the inner tube. Since then he has worked on MTB Pro magazine and was editor of Maximum Mountain Bike and Australian Mountain Bike magazines, before switching to the web in 2000 to work for CyclingNews. managed to snap, so for the very tight combinations like Gatorskins and Mavic X517 that I use on my commuting bike they are essential.

Zefal have more or less the same in their universal repair kits (i seem to have misplaced the ones that came with my kit. But his favourite rides are multiday bikepacking trips, with all the huge amount of cycling tech and long days spent exploring new roads and trails - as well as histories and cultures.

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Pedro's award winning, universally loved tire levers feature moulded box construction and a proprietary plastic composite blend that makes them the strongest levers available. Nice to be backed up by lifetime warranty, even if they are one of the cheaper items in your toolbox.We've pulled hundreds of tyres off wheels over the years to figure out which do the job well, and which don't. His cycling life began during his students days, when he cobbled together a few hundred quid off the back of a hard winter selling hats (long story) and bought his first road bike - a Trek 1. The lever tip is quite difficult to slip under the bead of the tyre and there isn’t enough curvature to reliably stop the tyre slipping back off once you do manage to get the lever in and under.