Originally Posted by
MRBoston
I received Kenda wire-beads that were folded as described (via Amazon purchase), and it works well for shipping them, but I suspect that the bandsaw-blade folding tends to make some sidewall distortions.
I've had this on Kenda gum wall tires too. But the Pasela skin wall tires I've bought don't seem to have this issue despite being folded the same way during shipping. IMHO, I don't think the Kenda tires are as good overall as the Pasela.