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.

  • akilou@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    il y a 2 jours

    I did not smash but I’ve already ridden. About 5 miles to work this morning and 5 back this afternoon. Problem persists. I can try smashing

    • snoons@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      il y a 2 jours

      try to give some lateral smash too. Kind of want the tire to move up or down the rim not into it.

      *Could also be just a funky tire.

      • akilou@sh.itjust.worksOP
        2·
        il y a 2 jours

        Yeah, the problem is that it’s such a tight tire, it wants to sit down in the well of the rim where the radius is smaller rather than up on the edge of the rim where it’s supposed to be