[JRSully]

I too have been a devoted Michelin customer, always "paid up for good tires". Honestly, I never even thought about a tire being "out of round". Out of balance.? I guess that depends on who's working the machine and paying attention at the tire store, if you don't own a tire machine you are at their mercy. I normally buy my Michelin tires at Costco, usually a good deal when they are on sale, free nitrogen fill anytime, free rotation, free repair. Haven't had any issues that I can see, but would love to have a tire machine to mess around with...