2stroke4stroke Posted February 5, 2021 Report Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) 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, 2021 by 2stroke4stroke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonM Posted February 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2021 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonM Posted February 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 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. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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