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First foray went very well initially. Tape went on. Tyres went on. Took a while to figure out that if I stretched the bead around the valve, and went for 5 - 8 hard fast pumps rather than many short fast, it'd ping to the rims. Ping more of a multiple 'ting' than a 'ping' but both have stayed up all week without issue. Chucked in goo, re-inflated, realised there was a bit of a dip on both front and rear (as if it's not seated properly).
I deflated completely (goo bukake in the living room error won't be repeated), popped off rim and re-seated a few times on both wheels, but cannot get the dip to go away. I've tried to laterally push the tyre off the rim once inflated and it seems pretty solid with no air escaping. If it was tubes, I'd resign myself to just riding it to see if that fixes it (New rims and new 30c Pro Ones).
Am I going to need dentistry on the first long descent tomorrow, or is it probably ok to try and ride it into shape?