February 5, 20215 yr I had a Michelin front on a new bike and chased round the rim as you have done. Michelin replaced it, I would suggest you have a faulty tyre. Edited February 5, 20215 yr by 2stroke4stroke
February 5, 20215 yr Author 31 minutes ago, 2stroke4stroke said: I had a Michelin front on a new bike and chased round the rim as you have done. Michelin replaced it, I would suggest you have a faulty tyre. I'm actually hoping it is that. At least it would explain what the problem is.
February 6, 20215 yr Author For anybody who's interested, here's the update: Fitted a Michelin X-Light and at 50lbs it hadn't seated (although went on noticeably easier). I whipped it off and ran a Dremel with sanding attachment around the inner rim, and then went around it with 80grit emery paper. I just wanted to remove any tiny burrs or highspots I hadn't noticed. Tyre back on, pumped upto 60lbs and POP- on she went. I used a quality pressure gauge and that showed 58lbs, so we now have a seated tyre which went on at circa 58-60lbs. Whew.
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