Tyre Levers


AY> Never mastered the art. Am almost defeated by the lengthy battle to get the
AY> tyre off the rim, let alone back on again. Have never done it in less than
AY> half an hour (which can easily be the difference between making it on time
AY> to the next control or not).

AY> It's a helpless female speaking here, of course - some stereotypes have just
AY> a grain of truth in them :-)


Many moons ago, the womenfolk of western Sheffield used to meet
midweek in order to ride out into the Peak District en masse - the
reason being that it took 2 or 3 of us to get a tyre on and off the
rim, should a puncture occur -

Then we discovered Var tyre levers - a standard plastic lever plus a
lever which looks like a flattened, hooked tuning fork - I've carried
one ever since and never bothered about cycling alone - sometimes a
tyre is awkward but not yet found one which is impossible -

Many moons ago, the womenfolk of western Sheffield used to meet
midweek in order to ride out into the Peak District en masse - the
reason being that it took 2 or 3 of us to get a tyre on and off the
rim, should a puncture occur -

Then we discovered Var tyre levers - a standard plastic lever plus a
lever which looks like a flattened, hooked tuning fork - I've carried
one ever since and never bothered about cycling alone - sometimes a
tyre is awkward but not yet found one which is impossible -

Posted: Thu - March 17, 2005 at 03:21 PM          

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