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I switched over to light bicycle carbon wheels along with pirelli pzero road tires a while back. I am running tubes and when I first installed the tires I remember they were pretty challenging to get the last section of bead over the rim. I ended up buying a var tool to keep in my saddle bag. I have a big ride coming up so I decided to see how much effort it would be to change a tube. Wholly molly I could not get the tire to unbead from the hook of the rim. What finally worked was using my park work stand and essentially squeezed the tire then I was able to get the tire off the rim. I’m worried a bit about getting a flat out on the road and being able to fix quickly. Are there any compact tools I can carry which will help with the disengagement? I see tire jacks on Amazon, but I don’t think I have that issue. I need something that can squeeze the tire enough to pop off the rim hook. Tires are pretty new so would want to avoid replacement if possible.