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Park Tool TL-5 Heavy Duty Steel Tire Lever Set
Park Tool TL 5 Heavy Duty Steel Tire Lever Set – Features
The TL-5 Heavy Duty Tire Lever Set is designed for use on the toughest tire and rim combinations. Made of forged steel, these beefy levers are a full 8″ (20.3 cm) long for superior leverage. Specially designed tip engages tire bead so it can be removed with just two levers. Ideal for difficult to remove downhill and freestyle tires. Set of two.
The TL-5 Heavy Duty Tire Lever Set is designed for use on the toughest tire and rim combinations.
Made of forged steel, these beefy levers are a full 8″ (20.3 cm) long for superior leverage.
Specially designed tip engages tire bead so it can be removed with just two levers.
Ideal for difficult to remove downhill and freestyle tires. Set of two.

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Park Tool TL 5 Heavy Duty Steel Tire Lever Set – Reviews

While you can’t always have the best of both worlds, these steel tire levers do the trick with tough fitting tires. After breaking my Park TL-1 3 piece tire lever set on the first use while replacing a mountain bike tires and tubes on a 1998 GT Backwoods and having to use a spoon out of our kitchen set that had an end similar to these levers, I knew I had to have a set of these.

My original tire levers went missing and I thought the Park TL-1 would be a sufficient replacement–they were not–all 3 were damaged on the first use.

As the other reviewer mentioned these levers are steel and can scratch your rims or remove paint from painted rims. However, that is a trade-off to avoid the frustration of plastic tire levers breaking.

If you are carefull the TL-5 will do the trick for those tight tires that just don’t want to come off the rim or go back on. The TL-5 made reinstalling the tire without frustration. Even before I purchased these and used the spoon to get those GT tires back on, with care I did not damage the rims.

These steel levers are solid. I decided to try them out and remove one tire to see if they would meet my expectations and not disappoint. They did meet my expectations.

Although these levers are heavy, I think one will find a place in my road kit so I can avoid the frustration of plastic levers failing me on a ride should I have a flat.

ButterflySoulfire

Great tools. Very strong. I broke my plastic tire levers on a tight tire/rim. Took it to a bike shop & they used these Park TL-5 steel levers. I bought a pair. They work well.

J. Zawalich

Had the chance to use these tire irons Nov. 16,2010. They work as described. These are not carry on tire irons….these are for your shop…..unless you want to carry the “extra” weight. They work fine. The extra leverage provided takes
off even the hardest tires. (I purchased Continental GP 4000′s and placed them on Mavic MA-40 rims with these tire irons. Mavic MA-40′s are traditionally hard to mount tires onto. Note: I had to struggle even with these Park Tire Irons. I would
hate to have to go through a tire change on the Road, But Again, MA-40′s are hard to mount. I had the necessary leverage to mounts the tires. If you insert the end of the tire iron too far, it will hook on the opposite side of the rim. Take note, be careful, pay attention………..take your time. Your could cause damage to your rims if you don’t. It not the Park TL5′s. These are(and I mean shop quality)extra strength tire irons. They will get the job done. Pay attenation when dis-mounting or mounting your tires with these levers………If not used correctly, you could damage your rims. Also, I found no evidence of damage to the coating to my rims with dis-mount and re-mount. Just pay attention and be careful.
These tire irons will outlast you, will them to your great grand children.
I recommend these tire irons and give them 5 stars………..Just be carfull.
mavic517

Mrs. Robin L. Squillante


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