New tires: Is it my imagination?

[DebW]

Thanks for the head's up!

Now for the next question: what is a folding tire? When I got my michelins, they came folded up...are they folding tires?

Yup, if it came folded up, it is a folding tire. Folding tires have a flexible bead (Kevlar?) so they can be folded and carried in a seat pack on the bike. Wire-bead tired won't fold (except maybe into smaller circles).