This tire bead'ing is beat'ing me....

[jonnyrocket]

Hey guys...

So now I am changing the rear tire on my PCX. What an ordeal! First time I admit. Promotion beadbreaker and a set of spoons. So I have the new tire on but I am struggling to seat the bead! Warm tire, soapy water and ~50psi (I tried 40.) Where I am pointing is where this thing is the farthest from the bead. I can get it to hold air, but doesn't pop. I tried ratchet strapping it too. I don't know how tight the ratchet strap can go without damaging the tire, but I had it tight and it still didn't work. All the numbers are the same as the old tire BTW.

Any help appreciated.

[aeroxbud]

Did you remove the valve core?

[jonnyrocket]

Yes.

[pili]

I've had a couple of stubborn ones. A ratcheting strap well tightened around the circumference might spread the beads out a bit and get them to seal.

[snaker]

Well, if your getting it to hold air, your past that particular stage of pushing lots-O-air in.
Now your down to lube and psi.
Try to get some more soapy water between the rim and bead.
The tire rubber has to slide over the hump.
If necessary, you may have to push the bead around to get the lube down and in.

To seat the bead, your pretty much down to increasing the psi.
You can go quite a bit beyond the rated operating psi without issue.
Obviously, it needs to be bled back down to your set psi.
Often times it can help to bounce the wheel on pavement like a basket ball while adding air.

Also noted that you clocked the tire paint dot to the air stem. Kudos

[jonnyrocket]

Whew... I got it. Broke down and bought tire lube. Hey it worked and its over..

Thanks all!