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crankbrothers Speed Lever

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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

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crankbrothers Speed Lever Customer Reviews

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Crank Brothers Speed Lever

3.6

(based on 12 reviews)

75%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Lightweight (9)
Versatile (5)
Good grip (4)

Cons

Bends easily (4)
Doesn't work (4)

Best Uses

Bring it with you (7)
Mountain bikes (6)
Road bikes (5)
Keep in the garage (4)

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Feb

2009

(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Very good tire install and removal tool

By Mike

from California

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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.

May

2009

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Crank Brother Speed Lever

By scx

from Taiwan

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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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Mar

2008

(2 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Don't waste your money...

By Domtar the Masculine

from Tacoma, WA

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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.

Oct

2007

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Never had a problem; I love this

By dad4x

from Alamo, CA

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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.

Nov

2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great lever

By navegar

from St. Louis MO

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Pros

Good Grip
Lightweight
Versatile
You only need one

Cons

Use care or it can break

Best Uses

Bring it With You
Get a tight tire on off

Comments about Crank Brothers Speed Lever:

I have recomended this to all my friends
It will help you impress others when you help them speed through a flat on the ride.

yes it is plastic, but use brains not braun and it works.

Sep

2008

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

The name is right. This lever is speedy

By Outdoor Ng

from desert CA

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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

Jul

2008

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

An O.K. Tire Lever

By biker23

from Alaska

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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

Apr

2008

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great removal tool!

By Iago V

from Boston, MA

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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.

Sep

2007

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great! Most of the time...

By Dipster

from Rancho Cucamonga, CA

About Me Avid Cyclist, Casual/ Recreational

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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.