Pliers Style Bicycle Tire Installation Tool

Tool on Amazon: amzn.to/3mOJIu3
I used this to install my Maxxis Minion mountain bike tire on to a difficult to install Diamondback Blanchard wheel with asymmetric rim and it actually worked way better than using tire levers.
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[@cameronmathers502]

Like most of you watching this video, I have a set of tyres that have gone through several sets of tyre levers and nearly broken my thumbs several times. I brought a pair of these levers and they did a good job but didn’t last. They worked for me twice and then the end broke off. The idea is pretty good although the design could be changed slightly to fit around larger MTB tyres and also made of metal. I was fitting 26x2.3” tyres and they only just fit. If the head had a larger curve it would be easer to fit around larger tyres and it would probably get more leverage. Also the foot that hooks into the rim could be slightly wider to get a little more purchase on the rim. It anyone has the tools to create a better model please let me know.

[@TonyHob]

Great points. Mine hasn’t broken but it has more flex now so it might give soon.

[@roncooke2188]

Great video you should go national television and make everybody smile i am still smiling thanks.

[@TonyHob]

😂

[@MTBIKEXC]

Wow! I'm impressed. I couldn't get my Schwalbe Knobby Nicks on my Bontrager carbon rims. Had to bring it to the shop. Super frustrating. I'll have to get one of those tools. Thanks!

[@ad9898]

Word of advice, always install the tyre by the valve last and make sure the the rest of the tyre fits in the groove of the wheel. I did this with some notoriously difficult Conti GP5000's and they went on by hand, even with my puny cycling arms😅

[@fimbles1015]

Great advice :)

[@dperreno]

This! Works especially well for tires with tubes, but also helps for tubeless tires.

[@Briaaanz]

Wow, I've been doing the opposite. Will try this out

[@JoaoHenriqueLevada]

about the crocs? you are forgiven

[@bazwillrun]

You can make life a ton easier by putting the tool near the end of the section to get back on and moving it along in small increments, far far easier than trying from the middle of the section to get back on !.

[@TonyHob]

You mean like this 3:50?

[@NoSecondSeason]

Cheers, it's good to know it works👍

[@TonyHob]

Cheers!

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Nice & Thanks :)

[@kennydewilde3878]

Thumbs up for this vid due to the apology for the crocs!

[@TonyHob]

😂

[@tanbceug]

Thanks for the video.. bought the tool on AliExpress… but it didn’t come with any instructions!! Your video helped. I’m also wondering how to use it for de-installing the tires…

[@TonyHob]

I’m not sure you can use it to take the tire off

[@andy-the-gardener]

removal is much harder imo. can this tool do that too. you can often replace tyres just with your hands if you know how.

[@smartmart_camping]

I was sure it would work exacly the way you showed it to. However, this toll is supposed to be used for deinstallation as well. Any hint how that is done?

[@TonyHob]

Interesting. Not sure how to use it for removal. No joke, I used it yesterday to replace a tire (worked great for installing ) but used a tire lever for removal

[@jacklo325]

Interesting tool. My people comes up with all sorts of weird stuff. Meanwhile, what about that sunrace cassette? Details?

[@TonyHob]

It's a 11-46 11s cassette I took off when I went to 12s on the hardtail

[@philliplister6456]

Do you think it might be even easier if you had two of those tools to use at once? Or would that be too cumbersome.

[@TonyHob]

It would be really hard to use two at the same time

[@manny_fit]

Did this help a bit for the wobble issue on that maxxis? Or did it just end up being defective?

[@TonyHob]

The Maxxis was defective. After removing it there was a noticeable crease on the sidewall.

[@manny_fit]

I figured. I saw all the comments of people telling you to reseat the bead and I literally did it like 1000 times too. Rim was definitely true. I'm just gonna ride it! Thanks for the info!! Happy riding!

[@cliffcox7643]

would this work for tubeless road bike with carbon rims?

[@TonyHob]

I think it would but haven’t tried it. Check out my review of the Marque one. It may be a better option

[@Sebastian-fp5vi]

Do you think it will be useful for 27,5 hard tire + big pepi noodle insernt? I think it will not work with insert...

[@TonyHob]

I don’t think it will help much. The tool is a bit narrow. Better suited for thin tires

[@mwj5368]

Is there a tire jack tool for taking the tire off the rim?

[@TonyHob]

This one has really good reviews. I haven’t tried it though. www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN8MS3C1/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_X35C1Q4J92DRDPYCPBY4?linkCode=ml2&tag=tonyhobbies-20

[@lakeshatheman3106]

Would this work for a e scooter tire? If not is there any tool you could recommend?

[@TonyHob]

It would not. It’s too small and weak. Try a car tire shop

[@rlake13]

Does the tool help removing as well

[@TonyHob]

Not as far as I know

[@tadeubrasileiro9507]

good night what name of this key and where does it sell?

[@TonyHob]

I bough it on Amazon, the link is in the description above

[@mavashiful]

Hahahaha , dude , you sound like Cleveland Brown from Family Guy

[@TonyHob]

😂

[@davidhale1568]

On my impossible tyre wheel combo it failed by flexing too much.

[@TonyHob]

It does flex quite a bit

[@g5magic]

Can't see it, your camera pointed at top not side of the tire. 🤔

[@TonyHob]

The video is to see if it works not to show how to use it 😂🤪

[@themiddleagemasher8108]

Might be nice for Cushcore??

[@TonyHob]

good point!

[@roncooke2188]

Just over three quid on eBay

[@PeterGalbraith]

I bought this because I can't (for the life of me) REMOVE 700x32 tires on my gravel tire. Thought it could be used for removal but I guess not.

[@brooksridesbikes]

Unique tool but I’d still use my hands

[@TonyHob]

Good luck using your hands with the Blanchard wheels. My buddy and I ended up bleeding, bruised and out three tire levers when we went tubeless on his 😂 Now, on the Bontrager, easily done by hand 👍

[@mtbclimax]

Sweet crocks 🥇

[@endeavour5316]

I dont feel comfortable using that tool, on my carbon roadbike rims

[@TonyHob]

It might actually be easier to use on thinner road tires. An even better possibility would be the one I reviewed from Marque which is actually designed for thinner tires. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmbWanetiZl4fJY

[@DaveM2]

Why are you apologizing for wearing Crocs? Please tell me you don't apologize for being white too.

[@TonyHob]

I'm not exactly white, well kind of, more like mixed (I'm Puerto Rican). But anyway, It's because I find it unprofessional for my video. Just like when some people make videos in their bare feet and you see them on the video. It just looks sloppy. I have absolutely no problem wearing Crocs in public and I always change into them after a ride. It was supposed to be funny. That's why the "LOL". I think you are reading too much into it. And I don't think anyone should be apologizing for being white or latino like me (PLEASE not Latinx) or any other reason. And if you think I worry about being politically correct, you are very far from the mark. I feel "political correctness" is completely and ridiculously out of control. I actually believe we think more alike than you think.

[@DaveM2]

@@TonyHob My kind of guy then. I feel the same way. Race doesn't matter unless it is used against someone. I live in Colorado within 30 minutes of where Crocs first hit the scene. Professional depends on where you do business. I grew up in Southern California, and in the eighties, we all wore shorts and thongs. Not the women's underwear thongs either. Lol

[@Tony-jw6oy]

I have one of these. Trust me they are shit on road tyres. That tyre of yours wasn’t even tight. Could have done that with my hands

[@TonyHob]

Though I agree that they might not work well on road tires, I would challenge you to get the tires on the Blanchard asymmetric wheels by hand! Plenty of broken tire levers and sore fingers working on those. Best tool I found for road tires was about 20 years ago. It wa a plastic colapsaba bar. One end snapped on the axle and the other hooked to the rim. You would then just slide it around the rim and set the tire. Mine finally broke and I also stopped riding road a few years ago. I bought it from Nashbar and haven’t found one since then. I’ll post a link if I find it

[@TonyHob]

Plastic version of this: amzn.to/3xhrnLZ

[@eXTreemator]

To mount this continental by hand is not hard but to use that thin sieve as ((tubeless)) is impossible. Gooddamn manufacturers

[@TonyHob]

In this case it’s the asymmetric rim that makes it hard. I can easily install these tires on other rims.