Oh The Shame...

[Archeress]

I had to take a wheel into the LBS to fix a p******e. Try as I might I couldn't get the tyre off of the rim. I have the park tools plastic tyre levers, never had a problem before. Some honour can be recovered from the fact that the bike is my fiances and he has no idea at all on any cycle maintenance. The tyre was the factory fitted tyre on his Carrera Gryphon hybrid, which is a Kenda Kwest. No sense replacing it as he only commutes 1.5 miles each way and the occaisional leisure ride (maybe 1 a month) and the tyre is barely worn in.

Hugs
Archeress x

 

[Leaway2]

Hang your head.

 

[Roadrider48]

Some tyres are a lot tighter on the rim than others.
I guess you got one of those.

 

[Beebo]

I have the park tools plastic tyre levers, never had a problem before.

my plastic tyre levers had become quite brittle, last winter I snapped two levers, and only had one left! Luckily I managed with just the one lever. but I'm not sure what I would have done if that one had snapped too. Probably the walk of shame to Evans.

 

[ShipHill]

Some tyres are a lot tighter on the rim than others.
I guess you got one of those.

That's absolutely right.

When I fitted car tyres for a living I loved Michelin. I could almost put them on with my bare hands. Conversely I hated Dunlop. They were so stiff in the sidewall and a right pain to fit.

 

[uphillstruggler]

i took a tyre off with my spoke reflectors recently - good old aldi - cant be too smug as I had left the tyre levers in another saddlepack

 

[fossyant]

Pedro's levers - will even remove Shwalbe Snow studs without issue.

 

[postman]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42D6bUta1gs

 

[vickster]

I am stuffed if I get a puncture on the Whyte = Marathon Plus and Disc brakes

 

[smokeysmoo]

I am stuffed if I get a puncture on the Whyte = Marathon Plus and Disc brakes

Shared a 1000 times but always worth a watch As for disc brakes how do they complicate matters vickster? Never did on my MTB's AFAIK.

 

[vickster]

They scare me...I have never taken the wheel off the Whyte, last time I tried I couldn't get the security nut undone with the special key

 

[Pat "5mph"]

They scare me...I have never taken the wheel off the Whyte, last time I tried I couldn't get the security nut undone with the special key

Disk brakes are no problems, Marathons
On a recent ride I had a real problem in putting somebody's 29'' mb tyre back on! Found it as slippery as an eel!

 

[Archeress]

Well, the boyfriends happy with his bike. He'd better ride it in the morning now.

Hugs
Archeress x

 

[swee'pea99]

I really cannot be bothered with plastic tyre levers - they are a total waste of space. I have two sets of the old school, and if I ever lost them I would go straight on ebay and buy some more. (I believe there's some daft idea that metal ones can damage rims, but I never have, nor have I ever heard of anyone who has.)

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

....I believe there's some daft idea that metal ones can damage rims, but I never have, nor have I ever heard of anyone who has.

At this point I should shamefacedly testify to having ruined a rim. Years ago, mind, and I believe it had turned into a battle to the death between me and the tyre.... Something had to give.