Hello, i gave my bike new tires and now the rim isnt seated properly as you see in the picture.
Is it bad and will give me a wobble or does it center itself?
Obviously I tried to center it by myself but it wont work..
Thx
by brudertim
Hello, i gave my bike new tires and now the rim isnt seated properly as you see in the picture.
Is it bad and will give me a wobble or does it center itself?
Obviously I tried to center it by myself but it wont work..
Thx
by brudertim
4 Comments
It won’t fix itself. Soap up the bead and re-inflate to see if it will seat. Stubborn beads need some lubrication seat properly.
Deflate a bit and then overinflate slightly. It should pop into place. Then just pump it to your desired pressure and roll.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ48-J3ifcU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ48-J3ifcU) This video has helped me along with many others.
You can often get it to seat properly by rotating the tyre on the rim away from where it needs to seat – you should be able to get it to pop into place, if it doesn’t work drop the pressure slightly and try again. Usually works for me.