I put a new tire on my rear wheel and it was the tightest fitting tire I’ve ever seen. Extremely hard to wrestle on there but I eventually got it. Now, though, it’s not quite seated right all the way around. There’s about a 3-spoke length just on the one side where the little textured edge, instead of peaking out from behind the rim, dives down a bit behind it. Is this a problem worth fixing or should I just ride on it? Will it eventually fix itself? Otherwise, what do I do to fox it?

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Edit: I fixed it! Ok, for future reference, here’s what you do. Wait until the hottest day of the year. Bike home from work (5 miles). Deflate the tire until it starts to deform with the weight of the bike. Roll it back amd forth across the problem area, making sure it’s deforming as much as possible with each pass. Include some lateral movement while you roll back amd forth. Then inflate to max pressure (in this case 50 psi) and it’ll pop right back into place.

  • artyom@piefed.social
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    4 days ago

    How much pressure did you put in it when seating? You might take it off and slide it back off the bead and slide some dish soap under it to lubricate it.

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      4 days ago

      While seating not enough pressure to measure. Just a little chubby if that. But when I noticed the problem, I’ve tried manipulating it with my hands and slowly adding more pressure up to the stated max, 50 psi. I may have stopped at 45 now that I think of it