Power Thumbs

The other day I shredded my rear tire on a rock I could have used to shave with, guess I gotta pay more attention. So right after I got back from my vacation I bought a new tire. I was busy all afternoon and didn't get a chance to put it on.

My Bonty Race rear wheel (a.k.a. the wheel from hell) is notorious for it's pinch flats and it's ability to make folding beads tight as hell. Tonight I managed to solve the problem.
Step one: Slightly inflate tube, I put enough air in it to where it was pliable yet would hold its shape, and it would also let me know if i had ruptured it.
Step two: After getting the first bead on I went around the wheel and I put the tube inside the side of the rim, this meant that I would avoid pinching it when the bead got tighter.
Step three: Power Thumbs!, I somehow managed to force the last few inches of the bead with out a tire lever. Now, I'm not such a weakling that I need to use a tire lever, with this wheel, a down hill mountainbiker couldn't get the tire on WITH a lever.

My success was confirmed when I fully inflated the tire with my trusty air compressor to 105 psi and there was no hissing.