Replaced the rear tyre with another Agressor DD.

I remember the old one being an absolute arse to get on and this new one wasn’t much different,but thought that could be because I’ve fitted it with ARD foam thingy.

Get it seated and inflated and find the tyre has a wobble on. About 4mm to the right and 3mm to the left of centre.

Thought it might be because of the insert. So removed that, but the tyre still has a wobble on.

Had previous Maxxis that buckled on a landing rendering the tyre useless.

I’ve had this too with Aggressors, Ardents and a DHF. Have you tried washing up liquid on the bead and then a really quick inflate to about 40/50 psi?

Yup… Tyre seated evenly all round. No luck.

Used a bit of chalk to mark where the tyre is twisted, let the pressure down and pulled about on the opposite side, but to no avail.

Fortunately Amazon returns process is easy as. New one already in the way.

I had a minion dhf go wonky after a few hundred kms or so. Suddenly looked like it was not seated right only it was. Still works but it is a bit annoying.

I enjoyed this comment on PB new Max is Dissect press release

It’s a fairly common thing with Maxxis tyres.

I’m lucky to never have had this issue with them but that comment on PB made me laugh.😁

2 in the last 3 weeks!

I’ve had this happen to me 4 times now.. Getting rediculous.

1 dhr2
1 minion dhf
2 minion ss silkworms
All exo casing

Yeah, I’ve a wonky Minion DHF (Exo casing) on my Cotic Rocket. It’s quite irritating to see but works fine.

I’ve had this with Maxxis, Bontrager and one Onza tyre mounted with a uniform bead line but with big deflections.

Another load of shite QC we have to endure. Honestly I think MTB products are worse then electronics for snide cost cutting, piss poor QC, stuff designed to fail just outside the warranty and the shady practice of dumping known faulty shit on to the market via discount retailers!

Er, send it back? I’ve had this a couple of times after smashing into stuff, but not from new. If it’s out of line from new, it’s clearly faulty. Also happens if you damage the bead during fitting I think.

I’ve warrantied a minion for this, tread shifted after one ride. Same happened to the replacement, albeit when it was almost worn out. Send it back.

As already said send it back or at least speak to the retailer you bought it from

MY DHR2 DD casing was wonky from new, spoke to Amazon who i purchased it from and they said i could return it for a full refund or replacement, i then mentioned that its currently got sealant in it so its going to be messy to return

They said no problem we can offer you a £25 partial refund and you can keep the tyre, they didn’t even want to check it was actually deformed

I’ve had two DD Aggressor WTs that have been similarly warped from new. Each one I have contacted the seller with a video of the wobbly tyre spinning and they have refunded me without wanting the tyre back.
I think that it is a common problem.

There is a thread on PB where one of the maxxis guys admitted there was a bunch of dodgy tyres mainly affected 29.. I think. I recently did this to a 26 dhr11 but I landed pretty shoddy so not surprised the tyre deformed..

I have had this from loads of brands but not since using tyre inserts

Hmmm…. Mine was fubar’d before being fitted, don’t think the tyre insert I had in there did much either way.