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Old 05-05-2014, 09:37 AM   #1243
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Wet and cold. Easily the worst situations for gloves - I'm in the market for waterproof and insulated gloves.

Turns out my Schwalbe Marathon snow tires maybe the tightest fitting and hardest to remove tires in existence. Does anyone have any tips on how to remove tough to remove tires? I've ordered some steel levers (went through 3 nylon ones) but don't want to mangle my rims either.
I run those as well. They're a genuine pain in the ass, but they wear really well and last a long time. I've got some really hard nylon ones that work for me.

The gloves thing is a pain. I carry two pairs on days like Friday.
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