The Better Bike Lever is actually a pair; they join to provide extra strength or leverage, though even singly they work well. The 3D-printed design has barely changed, but a material upgrade means they’re now significantly stiffer.
> Buy now: Better Bike Lever for £8.50 from Amazon
These take considerable pressure before bending – there’s no brittleness or fragility – and, as with regular plastic, the limit is easy to judge.
Testing these against the originals shows the new plastic (apparently carbon reinforced, but BBL gives no real information) is a definite upgrade. Slotted into a vice and given a 5kg pull, the originals deflected 2cm while the new ones flexed only 1.2cm.
With wide, thin ends that are easy to dig under beads and a useful 11cm of leverage, they make light work of stubborn tubeless tyres.
For the tightest of rubber you can combine the two for increased strength, though I needed reminding of the steps in the scissoring action – the card packaging is worth keeping. For me this borders on gimmicky, though never quite tips into it because it could, in extreme cases, make the difference.
Linking a T-section to a hole creates a reseating tool. It’s another ‘read the manual’ orientation; I’d like alignment markings on the levers. These are clearly tuned for road tyres, however, and are awkward with gravel stuff despite being a ‘road/gravel’ option.
If you like big boots (and you cannot lie) you’re better off with the 140mm ‘MTB’ version (£11.50). If you want custom text you can have that too (£5 extra), and as it’s easy to spend £5-£10 on regular plastic levers, £8.50 for this base model seems reasonable.
Overall
These retain a couple of neat tricks and are stiffer and stronger: for 2025 the Better Bike Lever is a better tyre lever than the Better Bike Lever.
> Buy now: Better Bike Lever for £8.50 from Amazon
Verdict
Usefully stiff and strong levers with a couple of interesting party tricks
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Better Bike Lever
Size tested: 110mm
Tell us what the product is for and who it’s aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it?
Better Bike Lever says: “Each Better Bike Lever alone is super-strong, but when the two levers combine they make the stongest plastic tyre lever available.”
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product
The levers employ a unique pivot feature, to easily separate and make removing the tyre easier (note that you’ll need to carry an Allen key/multitool or equivalent to provide the pivot)
Finally, the levers interlock to make an effective tyre reseating tool
As the levers are individually 3D-printed to order, we can add personalised text alongside the Better Bike Lever branding. Just select one of the personalised options and we’ll get in touch to confirm your requirements.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Very well.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Feel strong, do the job well.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
There’s not much info on the Amazon page (and no reviews at all…)
How does the price compare to that of similar products in the market, including ones recently tested on road.cc?
The basic version is well priced against other strong levers.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
Use this box to explain your overall score
These are well shaped and stiff, but still with enough flex that only the most hamfisted will snap them. The extra features border on gimmicky, but they work, so fair enough.
About the tester
Age: 48 Height: 183cm Weight: 78kg
I usually ride: Vitus Zenium SL VR Disc My best bike is:
I’ve been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: A few times a week I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: general fitness riding, mtb,
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