"I first had a tool like this about 25 years ago...although this is a different color than my old "ugly stick" it works just as good. In fact I had never used regular bike tire irons until a year or two ago...there was no need until I lost my original version of this.
I do find it useful to carry a small container of talcum powder, useful in helping dry-lubricate the bead to make this stick slide more smoothly. (also to help position the tube in place to avoid a pinch flat when reinflating.) As I have limited hand use, I now use this along with tire irons. The tire irons to start the unseating of the tire, and then this to run along the rest of the bead.
Well worth the small price and weight it adds to a toolkit."