Thanks for tuning in today we're going to be reviewing the KOM Cycling tire lever combo set.
If there's one tool every cyclist should own it's a tire lever and with the KOM tire lever combo
set not only do you get a well-designed tire lever but you also get an integrated valve core tool for
tubeless tire setups. Now in terms of packaging it's really simple you have a cardboard box with
illustrations on there the KOM logo. You can see it includes one of the valve core tools
and then the two actual tire levers. We'll go ahead and take it out of the box and go over the specs.
Retail price on this is a very affordable $9.99 especially considering the fact you get tire
levers and the valve core tool. It has an ergonomic grip with these little ridges here that make it
easier to grab with gloves on. It has a heavy duty design as well so very rigid and it won't
flex as you use it and it also has an integrated interlocking design that packs really compactly
with these little plastic pins. You also have the integrated spoke hook and it's a little angled one
so this lets you latch it onto your spoke to keep the tire lever in place. Finally you get the
aluminum CNCed valve core tool. This has multiple functionality from adding and or installing
valve extenders with the center piece as well as the valve core remover tools for
both presta and schrader valves. In terms of what comes in the box that's about it
so there's no instruction manual in here as it's pretty self-explanatory.
You get the two levers they're both identical so you can put the valve core tool in either one of
them. So now let's take a look at the weight of the tire levers we put them both on with
the valve core tool on one of the levers already that comes out to 46 grams they're quite light.
Now let's go over the fit and finish of the KOM Cycling tire lever set
as with any cycling tool that you carry. You want to have the most compact tool that has
the most functionality and with this tire lever combo set you get this nice interlocking design
with the valve core tool right on the inside. So if you ever need to do a roadside repair or
even working at home you have the tool in at hand. Now let's go ahead and start with the tire lever.
Now they haven't really strayed from the classic formula of a tire lever you have a tapered body.
This nice hook edge and it's nice and thin right at the tip but still wide enough to
really get in there and pull the tire off. It's also very rigid so you can see it's quite thick
so as you twist and turn on it it won't actually flex and unlike other tie levers which are skinny
this one's actually quite wide with these little ridges on here that really help grip
even if you have gloves on. At one end you have the little prying part to go
underneath the tire at the other end you have an integrated spoke hook so you can see it's angled
and this will actually allow the spoke to come under and then sit there and that makes a nice
rigid way to hold it in place you can see the little cutouts of the spoke on the other side
so it's great to use when you want to use two levers at a time you pop it up lock this in place
and then use the other one to go around. The valve core tool is also really nicely made cnc aluminum
and you can see here it's red i've seen some other photos of this with the blue version as well
but you have a nice little tool. Here you can see it's squared off
and you have the KOM Cycling logo on there it's an anodized red finish that really pops and you
have two valve core tools here on one side you have the schrader and these are just little
small wrenches essentially and the nice thing about that is compact. So you can put
it between your spokes and then just rotate it by hand on the other side you have the presta
valve version and this is essential if you have any tubeless setup as you need
to remove the valve core to check your sealant to install sealant or to first set up your tires.
You also have a little cutout in the center and this is to install valve extenders so it acts as
a five millimeter wrench to twist on any valve extenders. You have overall nice design
and you can see both tire levers are actually identical so they'll pop into place in either
one and it can only be installed in one way the straighter side on the bottom press it on top
and then you have the nice pins here that allow it to lock together so they really hold in place.
Now let's use the tire levers on an actual wheel i have a standard spoked wheel here
and we're going to take the tire off. So i'm going to pull it back and then use both tire levers
so sneak both of them under and it usually helps to run both as it gets the tire off a lot quicker
than struggling with one. So i'm going to flip one of them and then lock it in so you can see here
the left one here is locked on the spoke and take the other one and then force it back
and you can see with the first one locked in place it keeps that open and doesn't slam back.
Then you can simply go around and then you can see now it's all off
and we're ready to do a tire or tube change. Now let's show you the valve core tool in action
as well. Here we have a TCS valve from WTB so the tubeless ready one so we take the larger end which
is the presta valve core tool and you line it up with the flat spot on your valve that's how you
know if you have a removable valve core, it'll have a little flat spot that's designed for a wrench
or a little tool like this. So once you lock it in place you just spin it off they should be
hand tight you don't want to over tighten these things and you do want to remove the valve core
anytime you're injecting tubeless sealant if you want to check your ceiling or you want to
do that quick inflation on your first tubeless tower setup so you can see that's as easy as
that. To reinstall we just spin it back on and then again just hand tighten it.
Now still a comparison between the KOM Cycling tire lever combo set and other tools on the market.
Starting with the tire levers here you can see example of a really good tire lever
with the pedro and a really bad one. This unnamed very narrow one i have here and
compared to the KOMM one. You can see the Pedros one almost looks identical uh you can see the
if i pop these off design wise there's only so much you can do with a tire lever you want a
thin tip with a wide grip. So you can see i can really grab this with my thumb and then lift
and that provides good leverage you can see they both have a tapered body
and the integrated spoke hook at the other end and almost the same design on both of these. The main
difference between these is that the comp cycling one has the center cutout and a slightly thicker
design to accommodate that but otherwise very similar almost identical in terms of
the measurements. In terms of the interlocking part that's also a little bit different the Pedro one
locks into place with these little raised edges while the KOM one uses these little plastic pins.
If you want to see an example of a bad tire lever you can see this generic thin one.
It's too thin to use and because it's so thin it flexes and doesn't really provide enough grip so
half your hand is actually off so a lot harder to use and it's hard to get a stubborn tire
off with this. That's why I definitely prefer the wider one and obviously KOM cycling has
mimicked the other really popular design so it works quite well.
The other thing that's interesting here is comparing the valve core tool. We actually have the
Park Tool VC-1 which is almost again an identical copy of the KOMM one. So i'm not sure who copied
who but again very similar functionality, same cnc design a little bit different in terms of the body.
The KOM one is this triangular while the park tool has a little more edges to it you have the
same center cut out both anodized finishes blue for Park Tool red for KOM. You can see that five
millimeter wrench down the middle for the valve extender you have the valve core remover tool for
the presta valve on one side and then schrader on the other so very similar almost same dimensions
and the nice thing about the KOMM one is that actually the set costs less than the
Park Tool this is over ten dollars while the KOM Cycling one is ten dollars for the combination.
Now let's go over the pros and cons for the KOM cycling tire lever set. What we like about it is
the interlocking design it's very compact so it packs easily and they stay together. Also the combo
costs less than the individual tool prices so if you were to buy tire lever separate and a valve
core tool it would definitely cost you more than the ten dollars of the KOM Cycling combo. Also
the tire levers are well designed and they have a wide and grippy texture to them so they're easy to
hold even with gloves on. One of the only cons for the set is the fact that there's no color options
it's only currently offered in the black tire lever and the red anodized valve tool. Taking
everything into account we'd give the KOM cycling tire lever set a 9.3 out of 10. They're really
well designed and affordable tool set. thanks for watching this review don't forget to like and
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