fwiw: this tire came to me in the mail in a big flat box



It mounted up OK & didn't wobble when pumped up. but I wrote to the retailer to so they would know. they said sometimes tires get squished in transport but will likely cause no ill effect. but I thought they should know one of their ppl put that tire, in that conditions in a box to ship to a customer & the box was not damaged at all. it was their employee's decision to ship that product to me. they offered to replace it if it caused a problem, but it didn't, so I used it all winter. when I took it off the deformation came back, but not as severe. so this tire is permanently deformed when not pressurized. I plan on using it again next winter

I have other tires that have "tire wobble" even tho there is no visible deformation. they are wide mountain bike tires. I massage them as best I can when mounting, taking quite a bit of time to remove the subtle wobble but I can never get rid of it entirely. I bought those same tires in 2 different sizes & use them on two different bikes. of each pair, there is one with more wobble that the other. but to look at them you wouldn't notice anything, until you spin them