Fixing Punctures / Puncture Repair / Exploding Tubes

If you have deep rims or really hard tires, put as much as you can on with hands and add a little more air before resorting to levers. Put the lever under the bead, lift it level with the rim and then use a tipping motion (off the side of the lever) rather than cranking it straight over.

Also HTFU and use your hands.

I figured I'd get the obvious HTFU response, but i needed to use the lever for that last bit and it broke my heart to re-puncture my tube. But for peace of mind i thought I'd ask if I'm the only one to heve ever done this.

Puncture repair fail.