Got a little sideways off a jump and heard my tire spit out some air. Now notice a bit of a tweak in the tire. Is this fixable? Rim doesn’t appear to be bent. I aired it down and pumped it back up and it’s still there.
by dr_raymond_k_hessel
Got a little sideways off a jump and heard my tire spit out some air. Now notice a bit of a tweak in the tire. Is this fixable? Rim doesn’t appear to be bent. I aired it down and pumped it back up and it’s still there.
by dr_raymond_k_hessel
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Hard to tell from the video but it doesn’t look like the rim is moving, just the tire, are you sure it’s seated correctly?
Looks like something to do with the tire, but heard to tell from the video. I would check to see if it’s seated properly all the way around (same amount of bead showing). I would inspect the sidewalls for damage.
If tire is not the issue, check for loose or broken spokes, and/or dented rim.
If it’s not the wheel, it’s possible you damaged the casing of the tire. Tires are made of rubber laid onto a lot of threads, and when those threads tear, the tire can lose structure. You’d have to look closer at that part (and maybe the inside) but it’s concerning.
The frame rate makes it look the tire and rim are moving in different directions
Looks like a maxxis tire, they’re notorious for having tread defects that make it look like this. Other possiblity is that the tire hasn’t seated correctly on the rim. If it is a defect you can take the mounted tire back to the shop you got it from and show them, they should give you another
Looks like the tire is not seated fully.
If I had a nickel for every snaked Maxxis casing I’ve seen, I’d have a few nickels. Did you use any levers to mount it? I’ve seen that damage casing before, believe it or not.
I’d say its the tire. The rim doesn’t looks bended
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This is what it looks like anytime the bead of my tires isn’t fully seated. Pump it to max pressure and bounce it off the floor a few times. If no change, reset the bead
That’s a feature of Maxxis tires. One of two things going on. First is crap molding. Second and most likely is the fabric casing beneath the tread has torn under riding stress and is now wobbly. There is no fix other than to replace. You can always try to get it warrantied if it’s less than a year old.
Could be the tl fluid has hardened in a big lump inside the tire if it was not spinned afterwards, making the wheel very unbalanced and the tire deformed.
I reckon your tire’s casing is damaged, unfortunately it’s not repairable and will only get worse so you should replace it ASAP
That’s not a Rekon Race is it? Had a few bent casings from Maxxis myself a bit ago. They’ll warranty it.
Very clearly not fully seated. Not unusual if a tyre was mounted the first time, doesn’t matter if tubeless or not. To verify you can release the air and fold back the sidewall a little to get a glimps at the bead. To verify a manufacturing defect, get some measurement device, ruler or calipers for example, and measure the bead to a reference point. All tyres have a molded in line that can be used for checking if the tyre is fully seated. This much wobble would have 3 to 6mm, maybe more. 1-2mm is within tolerance as the line isn’t extremely accurate as well as measuring is somewhat difficult to get repeatable results.
To fix this issue pump the tyre to its max pressure or until it popped, bouncing helps as well. Soapy water around the bead makes it easier as well, so does some slight coat of tubeless sealant at the bead’s sealing surface.
It looks like an issue I’ve had with maxxis tires in the past. They said it was an issue with the casing and I ended up getting a refund
You can straighten the wheel out with a lot of patience and a good spoke wrench. Loosen the side that’s bent out and tighten the side that’s bent in. Just a little at a time over the whole length of the bend. You need to progressively loosen and tighten less at either end of the bend.