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
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
Is a tire boot called something else in the US? I have tire levers. The metal ones scratched the rim and the plastic ones just barely held up
Edit: this? How would this have helped?
https://www.parktool.com/en-us/product/emergency-tire-boot-tb-2
Sorry, brain problem, tire seater is what I meant
Something like this: https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/tools/koolstop-tyre-mate/?geoc=US
I have a plastic one (the park tool version is metal which seems overkill).
It lets you grab the last bit of bead and gives you leverage to pull it over the rim without scratching everything up