Multi-Tools & Field Repair

I have had this tool for several years and have found it to be the answer to get that last 6-8 inches of tire bead over the wheel. I mount Continental 5000 clinchers on DT Swiss R 470 DB wheels. When I get the tire to the last 6-8 inches that will not go over the wheel, I use a Crank Brothers tire tool to hold one end of the unseated tire bead in place and then take about 2-2.5 inches of the bead and use the tool to pull that smaller amount of tire over the rim. If you don�t hold the other end of the tire bead then you may end up chasing that 6-8 inches around the rim. I repeat 3-4 times to get the entire bead over the wheel. I think where some of the issue with this tool comes from is a tendency to try and pull the entire bead over the wheel at once because the tire bead starts moving as mentioned above. I also believe trying to pull the full bead over the wheel may be the source of why the tool breaks. Think about this. If the tool were made of steel and couldn�t break what might happen to an expensive carbon fiber wheel. It would break. You might bend an alloy wheel. The people that make this tool were correct to make it the sacrificial piece at under $20 rather than damage or breaking a wheel.

These steel core tire levers are beefy and sturdy, yet lightweight. They nest together to fit neatly inside a saddle bag. The wide bodies fit nicely in your hand, the length and shape provide great leverage, and the wide tip efficiently unseats stubborn or tight-fitting tire beads. The steel cores make these levers bombproof. Each lever has a hook that attaches to a wheel spoke, and a flat blade that you can use to open disc brake pistons. The plastic coating is easy on wheel rims. These are strong, quality levers that get the job done, yet weigh only slightly more than smaller, cheaper plastic levers. Whether you use these in your home workshop or carry them on the road (or both), they get the job done quickly and effectively. Solid performance at a very reasonable price.

I�ve now bought 3 of these for all the bikes�. The CO2 inflator is worth the price of admission alone, and not having to carry a bulkier, poorer performing, more expensive inflator is just awesome. It�s not the lightest, but considering that you�d likely be carrying a more minimal multi tool and inflator, it�s a wash unless you don�t need a chain tool, spoke wrench or rotor truing tool, which may be surplus for most days and unnecessary, until they aren�t. The quick link magnet is also just a brilliant addition that goes unnoticed until you need it.

Great multi tool. It's a little heavy, but when you consider you have a chain breaker, rotor truing fork and co2 nozzle on top of all the normal/needed hex, T* and driver heads, the weight is actually pretty minimal if you need or like to have those tools with you on a ride.

It's no heavier (that I can tell) than the crank bros multi tools, and those have been pretty hit and miss for me on my two that I have (one spindle on one just broke when tightening up my axle).

I like these Lezyne tools so much that I'm slowly replacing my multis on my other bikes with these.