Spotted...

hippy = sympathy fail. But yeah, basically he's right, also if you hadn't done it to yourself he'd have been round there to administer the punishment himself.

Getting tyres on my deep-V rims has defeated even hardened LBS mechanics (they muttered something about a size mismatch). Plus I have the fingers of a child. So I'll stick to thumping my own bollocks with a tyre lever, thanks.