Originally Posted by Carbonfiberboy

I haven't used tire levers in 20 years. I don't carry them. I find that I can't see the inside of the tire as well that way, so it's harder to see what came through or find the piece of radial wire, etc. It's at least as quick to pop the whole tire and tube assembly off at once by hand, since the first bead only takes seconds to remount by hand. And then I'm certain I've seen and removed any problems. I'm also backward from some experts, in that I mount the bead at the valve first and the opposite side last, by hand of course. Just my experience and method.