Originally Posted by
Pop N Wood
Anyone have any luck with one of these? Got one cause it looked like a great tool, but the couple of times I tried to use it didn't work out so well. IIRC could never get the hook end to stay on the edge of the bead. Ended up going back to just thumbs.
First time I tried it on a new foldable Conti Gatorskin it bent my rim and didn't get the tire on. Granted it was an old rim with worn brake surfaces, but still disappointing. The incident did teach me the virtues of soapy water, which is how I finally got the bugger on, with my thumbs!