![]() But even so a curved tire iron will always work better. It's nice to be able to make one spoon super long for added force. So, two functions out of three are as-described, and super easy to use. (Especially if you're using spools and a rear stand and the tire is a couple inches from the ground) ![]() The wedge doesn't seem like a tool you'd need, but once you use it you'll never want to put a wheel back on a bike without it. My hands were free to fix the cockeyed spacers and hold the caliper in place, and then finally put the axle through. This time I used my knee to shove the wheel wedge under the tire until it was lifted enough to get the axle through. Normally I'd need four hands - two to lift the tire into place and two to hold everything together and keep it from falling. (I swear that bike was made out of lead) Plus all the spacers and stupid brake caliper have to go in perfectly. until one has a Yamaha Bolt, as the rear wheel weighs as much as a small toyota. The Wheel Wedge doesn't seem like something one needs. But even with the longer spoon, for the last 6-8 inches of bead I reached for my trusty Motion Pro 16" curved tire iron. I had to use a little bead locking tool through the spokes to keep the far side of the bead from coming off as I went around with the irons, so that's another thing to pack. It was a little awkward to work around that way, switching the handles around but it did work. Or was, until I realized I could make one lever longer and just use the short one to hold my position. Similarly, getting the top bead back on the rim with these spoons is difficult. I had to use my trusty Motion Pro 16" curved tire iron for that. without a curved lever it's nearly impossible to pull the bottom bead off. I put some serious force on the levers and they didn't bend at all. On the road, that's all you'd need to pull the tube out and replace it. The levers worked reasonably well for dismounting the top side of the tire. (Sometimes I have to SIT on the lever to break a bead with the Harbor Freight bead breaker). It also took very little effort, just like the videos. It took less time and less effort to break the bead with the Eastbound kit than it takes to use the floor-mounted bead breaker on my Harbor Freight tire changer. With the Eastbound kit, I had the bead broken all the way around on both sides of the tire in under 30 seconds, and part of that was reading the instructions. Never before have I purchased a tire tool that is as easy to use as the youtube videos claim it to be. Mojolever? Both ends sort-of work, but take far more effort than the videos show (and require a tie-down to keep the wheel from rotating). Baja No Pinch? Also didn't work for shit. My motion Pro BeadPro? Doesn't work for shit. You don't understand how big a deal that is. ![]() But the kicker is, it took me just a few seconds to master the bead breaker, and. That alone is worth the price of admission. They're ridiculously light compared to the tools I used to carry, and pack up far smaller. However small you think they pack, it's smaller. I needed to change the rear 150/70/17 tire and mount a new Tourance.įirst thing. Today was my first opportunity to use them. I was skeptical about straight spoons, but I went ahead and got the Tyre Pro Base Kit and added the Wheel Wedge to it. After seeing a couple people mention this, I checked their website and the design looked solid. ![]()
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