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Crank Brothers Speed Lever
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Crank Brothers Speed Lever

Item # 627610

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This innovative tire lever makes changing tires without pinching quick and easy--great for hard to change road tires.

  • To remove a tire, hook the nose under the tire and extend handle to snap onto axle; rotate lever 360 degrees around the rim
  • To attach a tire, engage the hook onto rim, extend handle out to attach to the axle and rotate around the wheel 360 degrees
  • Fits all wheel sizes and comes with a lifetime warranty

Made in USA.

Item 627610

Crank Brothers Speed Lever Customer Reviews

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Crank Brothers Speed Lever
 
3.7

(based on 10 reviews)

80%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (8)
  • Good grip (4)
  • Versatile (4)

Cons

  • Bends easily (3)
  • Ineffective (3)

Best Uses

  • Bring it with you (6)
  • Mountain bikes (6)
  • Road bikes (5)
  • Keep in the garage (4)
  • Reviewer Profile:
  • Avid cyclist (10)

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May

24

2009

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

 
5.0

Crank Brother Speed Lever

By scx

from Taiwan

About Me Avid Cyclist

Site Member

Pros

  • Good Grip
  • Lightweight
  • Rugged
  • Versatile

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Bring it With You
    • Mountain Bikes

    Comments about Crank Brothers Speed Lever:

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    • Gift:
    • No

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    Tags: Using Product, MTB

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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    Feb

    5

    2009

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Very good tire install and removal tool

    By Mike

    from California

    About Me Avid Cyclist

    Pros

    • Good Grip
    • Lightweight
    • Versatile

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Bring it With You
      • City Bikes
      • Keep In the Garage
      • Mountain Bikes
      • Road Bikes

      Comments about Crank Brothers Speed Lever:

      I was trying to install Continental Grand Prix 4000S 700x23 tires on my Shimano wheels with standard tire levers, which proved to be an impossible task. So I bought this tool in addition to the Kool-Stop Tire Bead Jack, as I had read good reviews on both. For my rear tire, I tried the Crank Brothers Speed Lever. It was able to get my rear tire on with a small amount of effort. I thought, Cool!! Then I tried my front tire with the same tool. It proved to be a little tighter, however, and the Speed Lever wouldn't budge on the last few inches of the tire bead, and I could tell if I pushed it, I'd risk breaking the tool.

      Enter the Kool-Stop Tire Bead Jack. Wow!! With very little effort, the Kool-Stop tool was able to get the tire on. It was positively mind-blowing how easy it was, after previously wrestling for a couple hours with the same tires with standard levers to no avail. For installing tires, the Kool-Stop Tire Bead Jack is definitely THE tool to have.

      Next, I tried to see how effective the Crank Brothers Speed Lever was at removing tires. It proved to be quite good. You just have to be sure to grab the first part of the bead that you push out over the rim as you rotate the tire lever around the tire (or else the first part of the bead will fall back in the rim as you rotate the Speed Lever). (Note that the Kool-Stop Tire Bead Jack cannot remove tires; it is only used for installing tires.)

      Bottom Line: The Speed Lever is an excellent tool for removing tires, and a very good tool (but not the best) for installing tires. It can probably remove any tire, but it will fail to install the very tightest tires. I would recommend keeping one of these in your toolset along with a Kool-Stop Tire Bead Jack.

      • Gift:
      • No

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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      Mar

      16

      2008

      (1 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

       
      1.0

      Don't waste your money...

      By Domtar the Masculine

      from Tacoma, WA

      About Me Avid Cyclist

      Pros

      • Lightweight

      Cons

      • Bends Easily
      • Ineffective

      Best Uses

        Comments about Crank Brothers Speed Lever:

        I purchased one of these last night to be used on a 130psi road tire. After struggling to get it to slide the bead off the rim for about 10 minutes, the tip of the tool actually broke off completely, leaving me raising my sword to the heavens with frustration! "Polycarbonate" is a technically fancy word for "plastic". Buy some steel tire levers to avoid the frustration I experienced with this tool.

        Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

        (1 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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        Sep

        8

        2008

         
        5.0

        The name is right. This lever is speedy

        By Outdoor Ng

        from desert CA

        About Me Avid Cyclist

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Good Grip
        • Lightweight
        • Versatile

        Cons

        • Bends Easily

        Best Uses

        • Bring it With You
        • Keep In the Garage
        • Mountain Bikes
        • Road Bikes

        Comments about Crank Brothers Speed Lever:

        Normally, it takes me 30 mins to struggle with bike tire installation on my 700c rim. With this speed lever, i can install the tire in 5 mins. However, I wish that they make this lever a little bit more sturdy since the plastic does seem a little bit filmsy like the other reviewers say

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        Jul

        4

        2008

         
        4.0

        An O.K. Tire Lever

        By biker23

        from Anchorage,AK

        About Me Avid Cyclist

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Lightweight

        Cons

        • Bends Easily
        • Ineffective

        Best Uses

        • Keep In the Garage
        • Mountain Bikes

        Comments about Crank Brothers Speed Lever:

        I use this product to assist my Pedro tire Levers. I notice it works best when I use the Pedro to get the bead off of the rim and then insert this lever and hook it to the axle it works faster when you use the Pedro in addition to this one. It looks fragile and looks like it will break at any moment if you get tough with it. Bottom line plastic levers are going to break eventually

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        Apr

        16

        2008

         
        4.0

        Great removal tool!

        By Iago V

        from Malden, MA

        About Me Avid Cyclist

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Lightweight

        Cons

        • maybe fragile

        Best Uses

        • Bring it With You

        Comments about Crank Brothers Speed Lever:

        I just bought this yesterday, and I must admit I use it like a traditional tire lever (can't get comfortable hooking it to the axle). And I must also say that the constructions seems a bit fragile. But I just love it because it did a really easy job of installing 2 beaded road tires and one folding. To extract tires, I've found it useful at time to complement my Pedro's.

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        Feb

        18

        2008

         
        5.0

        The Best Tire Lever, I love it!!!

        By mauidoug

        from Maui, HI

        About Me Avid Cyclist

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Good Grip
        • Lightweight
        • Rugged
        • Versatile

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Bring it With You
          • Keep In the Garage
          • Mountain Bikes
          • Road Bikes

          Comments about Crank Brothers Speed Lever:

          I find it extremely useful to remove and install road and mountain bike tires. To remove a tire, I break the bead with another tire lever, get the 'speed lever' under the bead and the other end on the axle. Then just rotate the lever around the wheel. I especially need this speed lever to safely install tires that are hard to put on. Get most of the tire bead on by hand, then finish the difficult part with the speed lever by rotating the lever. No pinched tubes!!! Its much easier than wrestling with the tire by hand.

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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          Oct

          5

          2007

           
          4.0

          Never had a problem; I love this

          By dad4x

          from Alamo, CA

          About Me Avid Cyclist

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Easy to use

          Cons

          • breakable by hamfisted

          Best Uses

            Comments about Crank Brothers Speed Lever:

            I've had one of these for years, and considered it gods gift. I use it on all my family bikes -- BMX, cruiser, MTB, 700c road, and never had a problem. I hate traditional tire levers, which always seem to need an extra hand. This works like the rotating lever used in auto tire shops. It extends to anchor on the axle, and then you spin it around to pop the bead or push it on. the people who've had trouble with it probably just haven't gotten the knack of using it. Once you do, you'll not want to go back to the Old Ways.

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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            Sep

            30

            2007

             
            1.0

            Not quicker

            By John the Cyclist

            from San Diego, CA

            About Me Avid Cyclist

            Site Member

            Pros

              Cons

              • Ineffective

              Best Uses

              • Road Bikes

              Comments about Crank Brothers Speed Lever:

              Could not get it to work on road tires.

              Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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              Sep

              12

              2007

               
              4.0

              Great! Most of the time...

              By Dipster

              from Rancho Cucamonga, CA

              About Me Avid Cyclist, Casual/ Recreational

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Easy to use
              • Lightweight

              Cons

              • Not good for all tires

              Best Uses

              • Bring it With You
              • City Bikes
              • Mountain Bikes
              • Road Bikes

              Comments about Crank Brothers Speed Lever:

              This gadget is great! So much faster than regular levers, but with one exception.

              Road tires, such as the Specialized Armidillos, for 700c wheels are incredibly difficult to remove and install. I ended up breaking my SpeedLever while trying to work the lever around the bead of the tire.

              Other than that, it's great on every other tire/rim that I've worked on.

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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