It seems like it should be more “in” like the other wheel is (last pic for comparison) but I’m not really sure how I would fix it. If I try pushing it in more, there’s nothing else for it to catch on. Also, the valve pushes inward when I try to inflate it.
by LesterMcBean
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Spray soapy water on bead before airing up and it will center itself and not wobble from Ballance issues.
It actually looks to me like the bead in the last one isn’t seated. Most (all?) tires have a line above the bead that should be evenly visible all the way around when it’s properly seated
Push the valve to the side to hold in place while attaching pump hose. Inflate a bit, where you can still squeeze tire off the bead. Squeeze like this and work your way around the tire circumference. This should help the tire seat into the rim evenly. Inflate to spec
When attaching the pump to valve, push through the floppy un-inflated tire on the back of the valve so that it doesn’t push into the rim as you attach the pump.
As you put air pressure into the tube, first it will support the valve from going in, and then as you add more, it will push the tire beads outwards so they seat properly on the rim…
Looks good to me. More “in” would actually mean it is NOT seated properly. That little rough ring near the edge is an indicator that it is seated properly, and it should show the same amount around the entire tire