Originally Posted by Dr.Deltron
Well stated! I'm sorry if my oversized font was abrasive/offensive. I was basically trying to keep newbies from pinching their tubes. OK, I did install a tire using levers once at my first bike shop job some 30 years ago. Then I was shown how to do it by hand. Never needed a lever for installation since. Maybe one of us should have emphasized the part about making sure the tube is well up into the tire casing before applying the lever. Another point might made be about looser fitting tires. When airing them up, put only 10 psi and check that the bead is seated all the way along the rim. Pump to 30 psi and recheck. Once that looks good, inflate to full pressure.
Now this is what the forum is all about. Communicating in our own individual fashion to share our experiences with others and hopefully helping others avoid some of the pitfalls that await less experienced cyclists!
I also apologize for the stab at your handle! I tried to make it softer by adding the quirky smiley. My bad, I'm sorry.
I won't do that again...EVER!
Oh..and the post about using your palm instead of your fingers is one of the keys to leverless installation.
+1!
Thanks for responding. And I must admit my initial post in the thread stating "this nonsense about never using tire levers is ridiculous" might have been taken as abrasive, too. If that was what prompted your earlier response, I apologize for that. In that statement I was just trying to make it clear to the OP that, in my opinion anyway, the use of tire levers is not a mortal sin..........
