Originally Posted by urbanknight

Any tricks to suggest before I make a claim with the company? I tried "pinching" them into the center of the rim and letting them spring back onto the hook after the tube is in, I have tried "pulling" the sections of the tire away from their wobble (like a section too far right gets pulled to the left). I got soapy water on the bead and the tube to let it resist twisting and getting stuck.

I feel like almost every tire has a little "wobble", but this is excessive enough that swear I can feel it while riding. Actually had it on a pair of Goodyears once, and that would make me figure I'm doing something wrong but the replacements they sent me had minimal wobble and rode just fine.