Fixed! See edit in original post

Fixed it! See edit in original post

Yeah, the problem is that it’s such a tight tire, it wants to sit down in the well of the rim where the radius is smaller rather than up on the edge of the rim where it’s supposed to be

Is a tire boot called something else in the US? I have tire levers. The metal ones scratched the rim and the plastic ones just barely held up

Edit: this? How would this have helped?

https://www.parktool.com/en-us/product/emergency-tire-boot-tb-2

While seating not enough pressure to measure. Just a little chubby if that. But when I noticed the problem, I’ve tried manipulating it with my hands and slowly adding more pressure up to the stated max, 50 psi. I may have stopped at 45 now that I think of it

I did not smash but I’ve already ridden. About 5 miles to work this morning and 5 back this afternoon. Problem persists. I can try smashing

Renaming the department of defense the department of war is definitely going to win him the peace prize