The tire is not seated right on the bead. The tire doesn’t have a wobble it’s just that it’s crooked

I had my Assegai mounted freshly last night. I never knew about a new tyre wobbling as I have fitted many many new tyres myself in the past and never had a problem. However, I realized that my new Maxxis Assegai has a quite a bit of a wobble which I struggled with all the possible ways to fix and then realized it a manufacturer fault which many others are experiencing.

I have a set of Assegai mounted tubeless on freshly built up wheels (true). I see little wobble on both wheels, and I was wondering what was going on!

Same issue with Minion DHF. Never had this issue in the past.

I had the same problem, 2 sets of maxxis pace for XC kevlar and wired. the installation was very thorough and carefully tried various methods from spraying soapy water to the pump slowly pulling manually on the beads, still wavy. tired of maxxis now move to another brand

Same here. Thought they weren't seated properly or my wheel was out of true. Sidewalls have been sweating tyre sealant in the past year, presuming rubber started to weaken, but no other issues till I took a few birms a bit more aggressively and rear tyre made some weird vibrating noises. Presume some fibers got damaged under stress. Clearly, it's not normal for a new tyre to do this, but in my case the life expectancy seemed to be 12 to 18 months depending on use.

Is there a solution to this problem? I had my new rims with tires installed some months ago. And recently I had a burb making both tires completely flat and when I went back home to inflate them they were both wobbly, a lot. I have a minion dhf front and a dhr2 rear both 26 inches. And all this time I thought that my rim width was too big for my tires

Same problem. My rims are straight but tires still wobbling

I have the same issue. Was wondering maybe my spokes not through. But no. It was tuned well. I've tried to fix it for couple of time but still doesn't work at all. I went to bicycle shop to fix it for me and still fucking wobbly. But what i noticed about maxxis tire was the more it get bald and you've to reinstalled back. Wobble will be lesser. I'm using 27.5x2.50 MINNION DHF.

I experienced the same problem with my Maxxis Rekon Race EXO TR. When I returned to the store they told me that it is always difficult mounting the tire the first time. The did the job for me. It fits fine now.

Yes. I've been working for hours trying to remedy this on my Aggressor. I thought it was badly seated, took it off and put back on, took out the insert and tried with a tube. Then I decided to check the internet. Should have done that first. Thanks! Thought I bought a bum wheel, but its just the tire.

Nothing to do with the tyre not seated correctly, if that's the case you shouldn't fit a tyre at all. I've buckled the tyre twice now using minions. I like to take corners full on and ended up folding the tyre. It's pretty new aswell, it's ready for the bin 🤦‍♂️

I have had a slight wobble on a few Maxxis tires. Nothing to the extreme shown in this video. Sometimes reseating the tire bead with alcohol and massaging the tire with incremental pressure increases mitigated this.

Upto now Maxxis aren’t addressing this wobble problems? I got the same problem. And Maxxis isn’t cheap

I just noticed it on my bike a few days ago, (mind you I’ve had it 7 months, new bike) that I had a similar wobble on both my tires (same Maxxis tires) and I was told at my local shop that they are known to do that. Specially since I ride in a very rocky area. I was surprised and disappointed that a 7 month old tire would go bad. Does this sound correct to you guys, is it really normal for this or other tires?

New pair of DHR2s, same problem, so frustrating. Mounted 3 times with soapy water still wobbling like crazy, never had this issue with any other tire.

I checked my tyres, I saw my front tyre was wobbly, but I saw bead was nicely set on the left on on the right it was too far in to the rim, so this twisted the tyre, I had to let air out and use tyre pliers to get the tyre true. The tyres I have on my bike now are not worn out yet, knobs are fresh, the tyres were fresh when I installed them.

Same with my DHR - it’s shame for Maxxis - cannot be solved

I had this same issue, I felt violated every time I looked at my tires wobble. Now I run Vittorias!

Thus has driven me crazy with 2 bikes.Always thought my wheel kept coming out of true and was getting really upset.Come to fine out it has always been the tires..Both have dhf and dhr.If you have to struggle to get this tire on your wheel it seems to stretch/warp the sidewall casing causing very noticeable tire wobble.I finally ventured out and put a WTB VIGILANTE on my bike and so glad I dropped maxxis.My front wheel has never tracked more straight then it does now with the vigilante.

I just mounted a minion dhf on a brand new wheel and it's got a dramatic side to side wobble. This is the second Maxxis tire that I've experienced this problem with.

Same issue here with DHF and the DHRIi. Both 29" and the 2.3 width. Never seen anything like it in 20+ years of riding. It is bad enough that it is noticeable catching air. Not happy.

This used to happen to me, especially with 4.8in tires. Check your bead all the way around. It’s good to check it every time you reseat or it will get annoying when you finish the job and it’s crooked

Yep... I've had the same issue with high roller, minion ss and dhr.. Indeed a common problem with Maxxis but apparently they prefer to replace your purchase rather than fixing the cause. All vendors are aware and they will replace the tire. The real problem is when you have to replace more than 1 time with the same vendor.

yes is the tire and its 2021 june and they all have some type of issue. but new tires hdr 2. im thinking is more because of fast production and also the walls will leak when in high humidity. i have bought dhr 2 dhf Assegai i have also the tan color walls for the hdr 2 and they all have some type of imperfection. i tough maybe it was because the tire was old from seating on the warehouse but after buying a brand new pair i notice the same issue. and yes i also so tough it was my rim so i took it to a shop in ny and the mechanic told me it was a problems from maxxis tires he also belive thats it could be a fast production problem.

Me too! New Marin San Quentin 3. Front tire. Thought it was rim too. Replaced with Vittoria Martello all good now.

same here with maxxis high roller , i bought 2 of them both are wobbly..now it's getting worse..need to buy new pairs again..

Same here with DHR II 27.5 2.4 MaxxTerra, Not so strong like yours but still annoying. DHF 2.5 which I have on the front is fine. I think its mostly by those beefy tires (or grippier compounds). My stock High Roller 2.4 (hard performance compound) are OK. On my XC bike Recons are also super straight. Never had that issue with Schwalbe tires. Now I just leave it as it is as it does not affect my ridding, but next time I will return them for sure. Tip - just do the dry fit before you put the sealant in, you will save yourself cleaning before return :-)

Having this issue at the moment with my DHF on the front. However it’s the same tire I already had mounted last season. I am not riding during winter with this bike. So after removing the tires (cleaning the dried tubeless milk) and mounting the tires again the front tire is wobbling but it did not last year. Also from the lines on the side its seated ok. At the moment my question is not how can I fix the wobble? Its more should I even care?

Thanks for your video , yes I have got this exact same problem 🥵

So first time running Maxxis tires and my new Aggressor is wobbly damnit!!! Thought it was the rim but all true like yours even installed it on another wheel and tire wobbles. Did you find a fix or definitely just manufacture defect?

Had the same issue with the Maxxis Minion fat tires, both front & rear on my Radrover ebike.

I'm having this problem with all my maxxis tyre (minion, high roller & refuse 2.0). Seems like it is a common problem with maxxis.

Are you running Dual Compound or tripple Compound hard Exo+ DHF? I had same problem with Dual Compound but not with the tri-compound newest DHF & DHR II DownHill Model.

Same issue. How do I get a replacement

Just installed the Minion DHR 27.5 x 2.6 and did get a slight wobble when first installed but after 2 min of riding tire is now perfectly balanced

Same issues with both my maxxis DHR 2. The DD is really bad and the other exo is little less.

Same problem with a Schwalbe Thunder Burt here. Also once send a Ralph back with this problem. Just ordered a Maxxis Aspen, i keep my fingers crossed…

Had exactly the same issue. Managed to get it better by lathering the bead and rim with washing up liquid and it seated better.

I have the exact problem. It started after riding an off camber trail. I'm only 165 and 59 years old so I definitely didn't "overstress" it. It was inflated properly. Tire fail for sure.

Same as my Minion DHF 2.5 with EXO casing. Guess it's going in the bin but has a lot of tread left. I heard it's something to do with the casing becoming stretched or deformed.

Same but its on my wifes bike. Maxxis dissector 27.5x2.4 set-up tubeless. She is 120 pounds and runs it around 16 psi on mils XC trails here in GA. The tire was fine when first mounted but now 3 months and 12 rides later I noticed a wobble. Checked the rim on my truing stand and its true. The bead line is even all the way around. I guess its just a bad tire like all the others

Pretty late but yeah, have the same issue, just want to know if it's gonna be a problem running it with a wobble.

Hey I have a wobble but then I took the tire off the wheel and I still have a wobble.. so the wheel must not be trued. I'm still working on it to get it trued hopefully wobble goes away

Just got my truing stand today......to find out it was the maxxis tire all along, lol. Think the sidewalls maybe prone to uneven stretching, if you do have a good bead. Think I over inflated mine the first time trying to set the bead.

Just installed the DHR 2 on the front of my mtb today. I too have a very slight wobble, not as bad as yours though. My buddies MTB has the same issue.

I have the same problem with a Maxxis Agggessor. It is as bad if not worse that the one in this video. YES it is seated correctly. Seems like the canvas is damaged permanently, got deformed by a dodgy sideways landing. It won't run true anymore. So obviously easy enough to damage the sidewalls in these.

Had the same problem with Maxxis Assegai. My rims are true but the tires wobble.

I've had this issue on 2 of 4 Maxxis tires. An Assegai 27.5*2.5 has a slight wobble, ridable but really annoying as a front tire. A Minion DHR II 27.5*2.4 developed a significant wobble after just two rides. I did crash on the second ride so it may of weakened the sidewall or bead though. Initially it rolled true. Whatever the cause, I'm taking my business elsewhere now.

Like mine. Its new and its wobbling ridiculous. Its annoying. Maxxis minion 27.5x2.50 front in my dh session 8.thats why return it back the stock tire bontrager and much better. How do i fix this. Any commendation pls.

Exact same problem with Kenda 4 inch tire on Himiway ebike. I've been trying for 5 hours the soapy water and overpressure (60 pounds), so far without success. I note that the EXACT same thing has occurred with previous tires of different brands. Usually a lot of time, soapy water, and overpressure will do the trick but not this time. At least not so far after 5 hours of trying.

I had this for years, but sometimes I had to reseat it twise or more, but also when tyre was used longterm, it developed warp, also bead fails. This has happen on all tyres i had in my previous bike, and now at new bike, so tyre øy last few months, usually I can use a tyre few months one year than the next, but idf I try to push it for whole season, it's wearing bead off and wobble is horrible. But I saw a video where a rider supported by an distrubutor of maxxis claims she gets about 5 months out of a tyre so that's about what I get I guess before it loses true. So I guess I am riding so hard and tyres get so much use I wear them fast but still use them bit longer than I should for optimal performance. So bead and the warping of tyres makes it horrible eventually, but otherwise the knobs are not completely ruined but start to rou d off, but I never managed to run one tyre so long knobs were almost gone, some do, but bead fails before that is possible for me.

Mine are brand new. Not as bad as yours, but similar. I do think somehow reseating the bead would fix it, but apart from putting it back on and pumping it up hard I can't figure out how to do that.

Just a bigginer, but bought the same tires, same problem, but Not knowing much a bout bikes, I thought it was my wheel. Now ,see If I can return them after the Amazon 30 days have expired. Yes, also saw a previous video with same brand of. Problem. Thanks.

Hand on my heart, I thought it was only ME!

I have it on one of the two I bought Minion DHF 27.5 × 2.5's gonna keep it saves messing around but it's a bummer...

I've just watched a video where a guy had the same problem he deflated popped the bead off run a sponge with soapy water around the bead both sides and put back on and pumped up and inflated tyre and you cld hear the pop of the bead snapping into place I'm going to be trying this as I've recently installed mitchelin dh22 on my bike and I'm to am getting tyre wobble so gonna see how this goes

Same problem here, I'm using maxxis crossmark 2.

i tried 2 tyres on my bikes 29'' and 27.5'', same problem on both. When they came ney on the rim it was perfect. Tried to go tubeless and I can't gat them straight anymore. i tried everything

I have just received my brand new commencal meta and I have the same wobble. Tyres have not turned an inch

Same thing here with a Assegai 2.5 DD and a Minion DHF 2.4 DD ... Can't believe this is happening on premium price tires. I've ran a couple of michelin wild enduro that are like half the price of Maxxis and they have never done that. Garbage

Did you pump the tube up to max pressure with plenty of lubrication in the rim? You said you put plenty of soapy water, but not that you overpressurized it to pop into place.

I had this same issue.I bought it a week ago

Just noticed my back Maxxis wobbles a bit on my Stace. Anyone know if this will affect the ride? The bike is two months old--I'm wondering if this is a warranty issue.

It could be that the tyre isn’t seated properly or the inner tube isn’t seated properly either on the wheel. If you have an inner tube deflate it take it out & put it back in so it goes in evenly try inflating it again.Hope that helps 👍

My son had minion DHR on a bike we bought used the tires were pretty good when we bought the bike but wore out at the end of the season. He got a flat and I had to remount and it was awful. I aired the tires down to about 15 PSI and physically pushed them while on the bike to straighten them up they weren’t perfect but good enough to sell the bike. It was too small for him already. He loved the tires I would have bought new ones if keeping the bike.

How about the old... deflate, wipe Dish soap and water around the rim and bead... pump to 50psi until you here it pop onto the rim proper?

My grandson has Maxxis Agressor tires and his rear tire wobbles so bad we thought he had bent his rim put it on the truing stand and the rim was maybe 1-2mm out it was all the tire and it was so bad that the tire would rub the chainstay every time it went around! It was fine when we installed the new tires after Christmas but developed after a couple of months of riding.

I'm having the same exact problem. First set was good second set no good at all

My DHR II is more wobbly than my DHF but both wobble. Brand new rims and both tires are seated with soapy water so there's no chance that they're not seated incorrectly.

Same thing with assegai, did same thing on off on . Tried with a tube . Yep it’s the tyre

I have Teravail tires with 700 miles . I did use 303 when new and they are in really good condition. I was going to shift to Maxxis just to try them because they are very popular but after seeing this no way. I remember I paid $10 for some wolverines WTB that didn’t do this and they had a bad wobble. Time to use 303 once more...

And one more … Maxxis knows … they know … but they are big corporation, as long they sell … you can see this aproach on many OG´s brands which think they are top of the world

Wow ive got it too seems like maxxis owe there customers an explanation

I got the same problem I bought maxxis ravager 700x40 and yeah I'm the one who is unlucky to have the defect tire pair.

Same with my continental trail kings

Just built a new wheel with a i9 hybra installed the maxxis dhr2 in the rear and i had the same thing dam i hate that feel

welp, 2022 tire, same issue, guess a lot of us are on the same boat, dhf 27.5x2.3 maxx terra exo tr, hays

Just bought them. Same issues

Same problem here,maxxis ardent race on a xcaliber 8

How did you get the white sticker?

Same issue with Assegai installed today. Smh

It happened to me but I think its the I install it. Do not force it cause you will stretch it. You can install without a tire lever.

Sort of ‘good’ to find this video and all the comments. Set up a front wheel Maxxis Rambler tubeless on my gravel bike… install seemed to go pretty swimmingly (my first time trying tubesless) but yesterday, 3rd ride I’ve made, could see it was out of whack. Not going to mess about trying to fix it… just need to not look down when riding. It had been ok with a tube in.

This has happened to me twice now, once with an aggressor and now with a dhr II

Yup. Maxxis DHF Tire doing same thing after I added ARD insert. Surely Maxxis doesn't expect the consumer to have their tires installed by a professional installer. Pshht.

I have a maxiss aggressor 29 x 2.5 I have the same wobble. I have enough clearance on the rear however due to that wobble I needed to go down to 2.3 not to rub. Ruining my bike 4k bike due to a $ 60 wheel

HOW DO YOU FIX IT??

Hello from Greece I have the same problem!!!!

same problem with my maxxis ikon😪

Yeah I had it happen on my scooter after paying 90e and it made my tire go balled in 4 weeks I went and got a fat tire bike got a puncture last nite got tire this morning and again a wobble now not as aggressive as my scooter but a wobble non the less I think might be happening in transit the tire ring rim been bent out of wack

Did you replace the tires or just ride the wobble?

I got same problem with conti mountain king, trail king and now maxxis forecaster. Ofc wheel is true, tire is right seated. So my mech guy think that problem is with tubeless sealant. Maybe is to aggressive so it destroys tire casing. Now i try with different sealat and new tire, so will see after some time. If it will be same again, i give up and will ride without tire :D

It caused of when you install the tire used tool, do not used tool, just open or install the tire by using hand manually...., its common issue for maxxis..if you used tool

That is happened to my fresh DHR II, It's so disgusting and sad at the same time!

I had the same problem with an aggressor, maxxis sent me a new one right away, had to send them pictures and a video...

Maybe you could try this, take the tyre off then fold the tyre inside out and warm it slightly with a hair dryer, fold it back to normal then put it back on the wheel.

Not only maxxis....got wobbles on my hutchinson pythons 2 hard skin...used pure liquid dishwashing soap....front tire got much better...rear tire got some little wobbles left...well...i just got to live with it as the tires are brand new. .

Yeah so common. I converted my tires to tubeless yesterday and my tires wobble now. And the cause of it is too much force on your tire lever if I only have a compressor in my house I have done it myself.

I had the same problem with my continental ruban, good thing I was able to get a refund from the shop and they let me keep the tire, they won't sell it anyway.