Panaracer Paselas and the wobble

[Opus51569]

I purchased a set of Panaracer Paselas (28c) over the winter for my commuter bike. I've since put a little over 200 miles on them. A few days ago, I noticed/felt a low-speed wobble in the bike as I rode home. I got the bike on the rack and noticed a bulge in the rear tire. I tried removing and reseating the tire, but the bulge is still present. It appears to be located around one of the seams on the sidewall. I don't see any separation. It's as if the material itself has stretched. I swapped out the tires for a set of Michelins I have (and using the old tubes) and the wobble disappeared.

I've heard good things about the quality of Paselas (particularly for the price) which is why I bought them in the first place. Since this happened, I did a little search of the interwebz, though, and found more than a few stories/reviews from folks with similar issues regarding bulges in their Panaracers.

Anyone here have any problems with theirs?

[bensinep]

Yup. Same here. I just replaced a set of Pasela 32mm with some old Gatorskins (25mm) for the exact same reason. The rear tire was fine but the front had a pronounced wobble (the rim is true). The tire had maybe 300 km on them.

[Opus51569]

Sorry to hear about your Pasela's. Maybe it was a bad batch.

If I had gotten a year out of them I would have been okay with it, given the price. But 200 miles (or in your case 300k) is ridiculous.

[Dr.J.Watson]

I have had this problem with a few tires. It is very annoying, especially when you've trued your wheels to near perfection.