Originally Posted by
WhyFi
As far as levers... I don't know what to tell you. I have carbon rims and I use levers to get the tires off (I've never needed them to get a tire on), but if Shimano says not to use 'em... good luck?
I use a Pedro's yellow lever to remove tires from CF rims all the time, but I have never needed a lever to install a tire.