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Santa brought me one of these: https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/tools/bbb-e ... ool-btl78/

I used it yesterday, fitting my Nokian A10 studded tyres to the commuter. I often struggle to fit these ,the rear rim has a particularly shallow well.

Extremely effective, IMO a little easier to use than the Simson Tyre Mate that lives in my commuting tool kit.

gaz wrote:I used it yesterday, fitting my Nokian A10 studded tyres to the commuter.

Have you been consulting the crystal ball? Are you expecting snow and ice in Kent! Month ahead forecast for Somerset is not predicting any problems here. You must know something - spill the beans gaz.

rjb wrote:You must know something - spill the beans gaz.

I know that fitting the studded tyres is a sure fire way to ensure there will not be a cold snap .

Yep - an excellent tool for stubborn tyres - especially if used with a toe-clip strap as a "third hand" to stop the bead running away from you. Marathon Plus become a doddle to fit!

The BBB is strong ABS/plastic when compared to the metal ParkTool version ... but at waaay less money

Rob

Thanks for the heads up Gaz. Looking forward to a less finger stressed life.