Silca - renowned for their quality pumps and accessories have augmented their range of inflation products with the new Tyre Levers Premio and despite the vast array of options when it comes to tyre levers and CO2 inflators, you can be sure that these are built for durability reliability and safe use with carbon wheel systems. Modern carbon rims and tyres create a real challenge for traditional tyre levers and the new wave of tubeless setups have taken that challenge to the next level with huge tension in some systems causing tyre lever failures left, right and centre. Tyre fits are tighter than they've ever been while carbon rims require non-metal levers to resist damage to the bead or brake surface during use. Previous solutions to this problem have involved using a metal core inside of a plastic lever, however this solution has its own challenges as the core of the lever is where you can add the least stiffness and strength. This leaves metal core levers both less stiff and heavier than they need to be. Silca's Tyre Levers Premio marry the strength of metal with the forgiveness of composite, pairing a high strength forged aluminum lever with a semi-rigid Nylon Pad on the rim side of the lever only. This allows the overall lever to be thinner yet stiffer and stronger than either full plastic or metal core designs. Furthermore, Tyre Levers Premio utilize a designed in Flex-Core Zone which allows the Nylon Pad to conform to the curvature of the rim during use for maximum distribution of load. Due to the high strength full-metal blade Tyre Levers Premio are 25-30% narrower than other lever designs making them ideal for very tight tyres and tubeless setups where access to the tyre bead is very tight. On top of this, the levers will more easily slip into your seat pack or pocket.