Most guys I see go overkill on the tire irons, strapping the long workshop versions onto their bikes... I have a big set for my at home tire changes, but on the bike I carry a compact set of Motion pro 8" tire irons that fit in a sleeve and take up very little room... With proper technique the compact irons perform just fine ... The biggest mistake I see is people trying to pry a stiffer carcass tire off without having the bead opposite the working area sitting in the drop center of the rim... With a big iron the possibility of breaking or damaging the tire bead increases..
I did up a short video of a pretty casual tire repair on one of my back country jaunts: https://youtu.be/pKAzGBxJmuc
Last edited by Island Hopper; 22 Jan 2016 at 03:40.
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