RCR 80V Rear Wheel Reseating Guide

RCR 80V Rear Wheel Reseating Guide

This guide explains how to reseat the RCR 80V tubeless tire to resolve wobble or vibration that can occur at higher speeds.

What Causes High-Speed Wobble

In most cases, high-speed wobble is caused by the tire not being fully seated on the rim bead. This can happen during initial setup, after tire changes, or if the tire was inflated unevenly.

A tire that is slightly unseated may:

  • Feel smooth at low speed

  • Vibrate or wobble as speed increases

  • Appear slightly uneven when spinning the wheel off the ground

Before You Begin

What you’ll need

  • Tire pressure gauge

  • Air pump or compressor

  • Bike stand or a way to lift the wheel off the ground

  • Valve Core Removal Tool: HERE

  • Tire removal lever tool: HERE

Step-by-Step Tire Reseating Process


Step 1: Lift the wheel

  1. Power the bike off.

  2. Lift the wheel off the ground (center stand, rear stand, or safely supporting the bike).

  3. Spin the wheel by hand and visually inspect the tire.

What to look for:
Check that the tire bead looks evenly seated around the rim on both sides.

Step 2: Fully deflate the tire

  1. Remove the valve cap.

  2. Let all air out of the tire until fully deflated.

  3. Apply mounting paste on the contact area of the rim and the tire

  4. Check the raised diagonal line near the tire's bead area (where it contacts the rim)

  5. Check if the distance between this diagonal line and the rim edge is consistent all the way around

  6. Press the tire sidewall near the bead area, there should not be any gaps or looseness

  7. If any misalignment is found, manually reposition the tire beads

This allows the bead to relax and reset.

Step 3: Re-inflate to reseat the bead

  1. Begin inflating the tire.

  2. Inflate steadily and evenly.

  3. Watch the tire bead as pressure increases.

You may hear or feel the bead pop into place as it seats correctly.

Step 4: Inflate to proper pressure

  1. Inflate the tire to the recommended operating pressure.

  2. Do not overinflate.

  3. Reinstall the valve cap.

Step 5: Verify seating

  1. Spin the wheel by hand again.

  2. Confirm the tire runs true with no visible side-to-side wobble.

  3. If needed, repeat the deflate and reinflate process once more.


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