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?

Here’s a vodeo and some pictures

https://drive.proton.me/urls/4NRWGSFBRM#-Sz--Bw29n1a

https://drive.proton.me/urls/V08ZW5DS8C#BBsUhnp3RHTn

https://drive.proton.me/urls/TZDW1C4BP8#KqihzE1AvxHd

https://drive.proton.me/urls/7VB6VNN618#QMArt_okU2Mb

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.

  • misery mansion@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    If it was my bike I’d be riding that to see. It looks fine to me, if it didn’t feel weird after a test ride I’d be leaving it as is.

    If the tyre is super tight, you can leave it out in the sun for a while to soften it up a little, and I’d suggest getting a tyre boot to help with that final bit of bead. They’re super cheap and removes some misery if you find a particularly tight wheel rim vs bead combo