Glad you got there in the end, James 😀 I always recommend people practice using the TG before having to use it for the first time on a cold and wet roadside. For the experienced cyclist this might not be a game changer but for the millions of bicycle riders it really is. I know a lot of people have found repairing a puncture less daunting since using the Tyre Glider. When I first met Kevin Baker he was working as a council housing officer and had ploughed his savings into developing his brainchild. This was invented out of necessity as he couldn’t change a tight tyre. He’d been through many iterations until he came up with what he thought was the perfect design. He then had to procure the expensive tooling to make his first production model. So given all of that, I don’t think £13 is expensive. Someone is bound to copy it and make it cheaper, but they won’t have any investment to recoup. Having said all of that, he hadn’t envisaged the thicker rims of some carbon wheels, so had to retool to make the groove wider, and that version was launched a couple of days ago. He is a true inventor in a time where most just copy. I only hope we don’t find ourselves needing to use it too often 😀

It really has so much to do with the brand of tire and rims and how they work together or don't. I've used this with success with a few combinations and I've had no luck with other combinations. I now find a tire that works with a set of rims and stick with that combo. I've tried it with the infamous gatorskins and I've come to the conclusion that I'd rather have a tire that flats a bit more often and I can change by the side of the road than a tire that requires a ride home from whomever I can find, whether it's a spouse or a souse.

I love this little piece of equipment changing a tyre is like a walk in the parc now. I found out that it works even better when you are not seated and let gravity help you, since it is there anyway, and push vertically down instead of horizontal as you do. Tip for the prce watchers, the TG in blue, which also carries another name, is a few Euro cheaper, or less expensive, I'll let you decide how you would like to call it ;-)

I liked it so much I bought two. Practiced at home a couple of times and it works like a charm. I’m very impressed with this tool

Tyre key for me. I've been stuck in the middle of no where with tight tyres and it works. Yes, 14 quid for a piece of plastic is taking the piss but it works.

I've seen other reviews of this that have all said it works well, but I'm happy with my Crank Brothers Speedier tyre lever thing (which I think you also reviewed, and I may have bought mine as a result of that review!) so will probably stick with it. I think both of these tools though are far better than those scissor shaped jobbies which seem to break rather easily judging by reviews of them I've seen. Good stuff James!

You bet your life it works. Great bit of kit. 😮😮

Great video and most importantly demonstrating it works with tight tyres and inner tubes. Cheers. Tim

Just bought one and then found your video! Hope it works for me too. Got some deep rim wheels that are proving difficult to change…

NICE one thank you. Great vlog 😊😊😊. David from Northampton. I do like you delivery and stiyle.

Bought one this week and have to say I'm well impressed by it. It took a wheels worth of practice to get used to. But I managed 2 wheels and a tube changes within 5 minutes on the next attempt. Where it looks like you're going wrong is pushing it out of whack in a straight line, rather than following the wheels shape. Also the gloves would be an added hindrance for me to use. Practice makes perfect and all that malarkey.

A proper honest review mines on order

I found it very good to. Like you I did my review and I did it thinking "this wont work" but it did - great bit of kit

Video reminds me of OJ trying on a glove At a club meeting demo about a month ago worked flawlessly on 3 different types of rims. The guy doing the demo is almost as quick with a set of old school levers.

I’ve had similar results, great for putting a tyre on but the getting off but isn’t as good. 👍🏻

Got one of these the other day as I needed to change out my sealant I have gp5000s they are an absolute mare to change bike shop can do it but I don’t want to always rely on them. Watched a quick tutorial cracked on job done so easy wish I had one ages ago

I'm glad you found it works , coz I just done my usual dohbrain trick of ordering one - then looking at video about , I 'll do what you did and have a practice first , I was impressed at your courage to tackle those sexy wheels , Ride with Roy has a video about tyre glider and carbon wheels .

We have a similar tool sold in the US called the Quik Stik. It operates in the same manner as the UK Tyre Glider. The Quik Stik was popular for a few years especially when it first came out. The company had some sort of marketing campaign to see how fast a person could take on and off a tire. I’ve tried it versus some good tire levers such as Pedro’s. They are both good. The Quik Stik isn’t revolutionary. I don’t have the Tyre Glider, but it probably a good tool. However, if it’s anything like the Quik Stik lever from the USA, I’d be yawning now. It’s not a game changer. It’s just a different tire lever.

What are those gloves you have on please

With any tire tool, use soapy water on the bead. They all work better that way.

I didn't bother trying mine for ages cos I figured it wouldn't work. But when I did get round to it, worked like a charm. It's easier to put on the last bit while standing up and pushing directly downwards. Ordered two more so I never leave home on a bike without one.

I have found that the TG works better on some tires than others. Seems to depend on a number of parameters, such as newness/stiffness of tire bead, and personal strength.

I've seen videos of these on Riding with Roy. I asked Julian Hutchinson to do a review. He did the review, but with his silly ham handed delivery! The cycling channels were a buzz with criticism about the good gentleman's review. Almost as bad as Hambini's backlash against David Arthur, the famous shill! Park Tools just released a new steel cored tire lever. I take from this, there are a growing number of tough tire/rim combinations out there. All tire levers used to be steel. They were rough on aluminum rims, and plastic was introduced. Not a chance would steel levers work on carbon rims! I do have an aluminum wheel where tire levers would be an affectation. That is really rare. Always good to see your experience.

I can't use mine on my carbon wheels, the hooked rim is to wide.

Must admit I’ve never felt the need to purchase one of these, and they always look like it complicates an otherwise straightforward procedure. A pair of simple tyre levers are all I’ve ever needed. Still, if it works for you James, then all is good 👍

Maybe you should try the Vittoria Corsa, (I run the control version in 30c). Cotton wall are easy to put on and off, don't even need a tire lever.

I have this, never managed to get the bloody thing to work

Many a time I’ve bounced a wheel down the garden, cos I couldn’t get the fringing tyre off the the rim then struggled to get the tire back on , a walk down to the local bike shop let them have a go 😂James , now I don’t have to bother cos I sold all my bikes 😢

Love mine... Works a treat on my Vision Metron carbon wheels 👌👌Hopefully wont need it much 👌

I putchased one. Almost useless for taking tires off. Pretty good as an aid for getting them on.

Who would have thought Ricky Gervais was an avid cyclist, good one mate thanks

No Carbon Wheel scratches?

That was painful to watch James, I was convinced you were going to damage those beautiful rims. 👍🏼🚴🏻‍♂️

Eh up James. Im sticking to my good old tyre levers thanks. Looks like bloody hard work to me.

Did you read the instructions? I thought you were starting off by trying to get the tyre off, but you had the Tyre Glider in the putting on position.

I'd pay 25 quid if it makes the job easier... I bought 3 of them...

Will it work on gator skins

Try the Tire Monkey which gives you a bit more leverage

I think you made working the tool harder by wearing those gloves.

i brought it for my 17 year old son on carbon rims and tubes , i did not think they were great , the campag,fulcrum levers were faster for me

You are lacking "Want To". I once had a flat in a group ride, did not want to delay anyone, I ripped the tire off with my bare hands. Put some heart into it, Dude. Get jiggy widit!!

I'm pretty sure you're using it the wrong way round ?

You are using it wrong. Turn the tool around. But I assume you figured it out by now.

I’m guessing you know now but that is the incorrect method of using the product, within the 2 min part of the video when putting the tyre back on

Didn't use it correctly.

Using it the wrong way

You have to stand up and use your body weight 😂

Stand up and use your body weight....you are not doing it right seriously

Sorry, but you speak so slowly with such long pauses I can't watch these videos . . . maybe it's just my lack of patience.