RehookTyre Glider - Change Stubborn Bike Tyres Strong Portable Tyre Fitting & Removal Tool - No More Levers or Tire Changing Spoons to Repair Tube Tubeless Puncture for All Bikes Road, Gravel, MTB

Anyone with tight tyres, or race or commuting tyres, should buy one of these. I LOVE MINE.Does exactly what is described. I have used mine for a year or so, and it has made the drudgery of repairing a puncture in the rain by the roadside, slightly less awful. It really does work. Sadly, after probably 10 or 15 uses, (uses "in anger", as you might say), the plastic lip on the edge of mine cracked off, but that is what happens to any plastic tool when used over a sustained period - and I am totally happy with the product - if it was metal, or firmer, it would risk tearing the tyre or inner-tube.I have immediately bought a new one, and am saving the broken one, because it is still sort-of useable, just not as good as it was. Also, I want to give the new one an easier life.The tell-tale sloppiness of the back wheel, or terrifying nervousness of the front wheel, when the puncture fairy strikes, fills every cyclist with dread. It is almost always raining - because that is what lets those awful bits of flint stick up straight and lacerate the tyre. It is almost always dark, because in the light you can avoid those fling-patches a bit. And it is almost always cold - because it is in the winter that it rains most at commuting-times. So there you are at the roadside with cold wet numb hands fumbling around with the patches and glue - only to then wrestle getting the tyre back on. This device makes that wrestling a lot easier, and also getting the tyre off a lot easier.I have no reservations about recommending this product, and have recommended to countless friends - no cyclist should be without one of these !!!

This is a great little product and an invaluable tool to have in your kit if you change bike tires on a regular basis.If your one of those crazy cyclists like me who changes tires two or three times a year, wet weather, dry weather and all season tires for those unpredictable months buy this tool.. you will not regret it!Why did no one invent this 30 years ago?, the struggles it would have saved me. This is tire removal and installation made easy.It’s made of a strong plastic and feels very comfortable in hand. There is a short learning curve but after using it once it becomes second nature.No more struggling with six to eight tire levers worrying about damaging the tire beading, just hook it under the tire and start sliding.I’ve taken too carrying it with me on rides incase I get a puncture and need to install a fresh inner tube on the go.Nothing worse than sitting on a curb side struggling with a tire, we’ve all been there I’m sure.

Frankly, I was a bit sceptical about this little tool but it really does work. Yesterday, I finally got around to fitting the winter tyres to my hybrid.The winter tyres (Vittoria Revolution Graphene) are notably heavier and stiffer than their summer equivalents and, in the past, I have ended up with sore thumbs and, in one case, having to get the LBS to fit them.As anyone who works on bikes knows, getting a tyre off is comparatively easy - it's getting it back on that is difficult, especially the last few centimeters of bead onto the rim. People have been known to employ zip ties, detergent and even hairdryers to get the tyre on. I got three tyres (had to refit one as I fitted it the wrong way around initially) on at the first attempt with the Tyre Glider - easily the best and fastest result I've ever had. I did worry that I might pinch-flat the tube and have to start again, as that has happened in the past as I've heaved at a tyre lever to get the last section of bead over the rim. But no, tubes were fine.I've deducted a point for ease of use, as getting the blade under the bead can be tricky because it is quite wide. Also, you do need a fair bit of force to move the tool around the rim to get that last bit of bead over the rim when installing the tyre - pulling back and shoving to get a bit of momentum going seems to help.Overall though, this is a superb tool that works FAR better than traditional tyre levers and takes up no more space in your saddle bag than a set of tyre levers. I've already bought another one.

There are some bike wheel and tyre combinations that can be a real pain to fit. Using normal tyre levers they can be hard to remove but the same tyre going back on can be almost impossible.By chance I saw a Youtube video of some using one of these and it looked pretty effective so I took a punt with one of these. It needed some thought as one of these is several times more expensive than even some "named" levers from say Park Tools (which mine are).However I'll be honest - this is a revelation. Once you have worked out how to use to remove and install tyres (you use it differently depending what you're doing) it is really quite easy. I did need to read the simple instructions the firstGetting the tyre off relies on hooking the short edge under one of the beads (it took a bit of a knack I found) but once that was done the and the tool run round the rim the tyre was off. To get a tyre on you get one side of the bead on first as normal and then mount the tool on the rim and basically push it round and the bead is pushed on. It did get quite tight near the end but there's plenty of area to push on and I got a tyre on in about 2 minutes that had taken over 10 minutes or so using the "traditional" method and my thumbs were still in one pieceThis is now my go to tool for tyre mounting.Don't worry about the price and whether it'll work - it will and really well. I am a convert