tyre lever snapped any substitute I can use?

[vickster]

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/tools/var-tyre-levers/

 

[Bazzer]

As said upthread, you may be being too greedy with the amount of tyre you are wanting to lever. I have broken a tyre lever with M+ for this very reason.

 

[purpan]

Teaspoons work well, but the force needed does vary a lot depending on the tyre and rim combination.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

We always used the handle end of tablespoons as kids

 

[annedonnelly]

I imagine that back in the day when every working man (except the doctor who would be posh enough to have a car) cycled to work they would all use spoons. Even if fancy tyre levers were available your average bloke wouldn't be spending money on that sort of thing. And they'd be patching the tube until there was more patch than rubber.

 

[Mralexrides]

ok the spoons worked and I managed to change 3/4 tyres. did the 4th one but i must have punctured it and couldn't fill with air. Got dark so will finish last one tomorrow. The last one the tyre and tube is on the wheel but i cant get either bead side to sit in the wheel just sits outside the rims. Took me two hours to do this ffs. All because I wanted to swap wheel sets and tyres over to optimise my fast bike.

 

[Mralexrides]

Look at the spoon I found though. Worked a charm. Like it was made to be a tyre lever.

 

[MartinQ]

Look at the spoon I found though. Worked a charm. Like it was made to be a tyre lever.

Easier to think of it as a tyre lever which can also be used to make a cup of coffee.

 

[mickle]

Look at the spoon I found though. Worked a charm. Like it was made to be a tyre lever.

The butler ain't gonna be happy.

 

[vickster]

The butler ain't gonna be happy.

Or his mum (OP’s not the butler’s )

 

[Mralexrides]

Or his mum (OP’s not the butler’s )

Nah my grandmas spoons haha

 

[FrankCrank]

Hold the wheel firmly in front of you. Bite down hard on the tyre, and prise it off - works every time.
Would not recommend if you have dentures.

 

[Illaveago]

I use an old MZ motorcycle tyre lever, it was part of the tool kit, it has a C end which is useful for loosening the left hand BB lock ring .
I have found that it has been needed a few times as some tyres didn't want to go on .

 

[Slick]

Look at the spoon I found though. Worked a charm. Like it was made to be a tyre lever.

Your welcome.

 

[MichaelW2]

To get some slack in the bead , pinch the deflated tyre and persuade the bead to sit in the centre well of the rim, which has a smaller diameter.
In really tight cases, fasten the tyre to the rim with the bead so positioned using ziptie or parachord or whatever.