Originally Posted by
rm -rf
On my previous rims, I couldn't hook a spoke with a lever. The next lever would not be able to get under the tire bead. (I cut the hooks off the pair that stays in my saddle bag.) I wonder if sets of 3 levers with hooks are designed for older wire bead tires? I haven't mounted a wire bead for at least 20 years now.
I've found that on really tight tires, you have to get all 3 under the bead before you begin to pry with the first lever, so the other two are already under the bead. And the wheels with these tires also have no center well -- they are 30+ year old Rigida rims.