Sorry if this is obvious but in all honesty, my knowledge on bikes doesn’t extend past a simple tyre change. So I changed the inner tube after a puncture and now the tyre bead isn’t seated properly. Asked chaGPT too and I’ve attached images of what it said (sorry if this is taboo). I did try and reinflate it and all the other advice, but still nothing has changed. Thought I’d ask on here just to get some confirmation/final thoughts. Don’t really have the money to see a mechanic but looks like I might have to.
by pandaswd
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The bead may be damaged, does it looked ripped or torn? Try to remove that bead from the wheel, make sure the tube isn’t bunched or anything, then remount and slowly inflate
The tyre bead is not seated on the rim around the valve all u need to do is let the air out and lift up the valve and push the tyre into the rim.
The tube is trapped between the tire bead and rim. Add a little bit of air to the tube so it holds its shape before you install it so this can’t happen. To correct it in this state, let the air out and try pushing the valve up into the tire to free the tube.
Deflate the tire and grab the valve and push it up and down to make sure its not trapped between the tire and the rim. Proceed to do this gently while inflating the tire to make sure its not pinched there.
This is why you don’t tighten the valve stem nut until you’ve inflated the tyre.