Author Topic: Do you balance? (Read 7817 times)

03banditrdr · « **on:** May 17, 2007, 02:38:58 PM »

I am trying a balancing technique I found on the internet. However I am getting told by alot of bike riders around where I live they dont balance their tires. Just wanting to get a more general feel.

stormi · « **Reply #1 on:** May 17, 2007, 02:56:35 PM »

Yes

I can't see having an extra wobble being a pleasant ride,..
the dirt tires we don't bother with for obvious reasons, but why wouldn't you balance a street tire?

pmackie · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2007, 04:21:27 PM »

The last set I had istalled, the guy dynamically balanced then on a special machine. After installing the rear, he was unhappy with the weight required, took the rear off, moved it 180 deg and rebalanced with less than 1/3 of the origional weight.

After watching that, I will try to get mine dynamically balanced from now on. I used to static balance new tire installs on a static machine, but I sure liked the dynamic balancer. No shop in Cranbrook has one however.

txbanditrydr · « **Reply #3 on:** May 17, 2007, 04:24:14 PM »

I use a Marc Parnes set-up... very easy and accurate. Trouble is I get too precise and often break the bead to rotate the tire 2 or 3 times to use as little weight as possible.

Nice to know it's done right.

Red01 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 17, 2007, 04:34:38 PM »

For a street bike, yes.

Never have bothered with dirt bikes though.

Sven · « **Reply #5 on:** May 17, 2007, 07:40:52 PM »

Since I have my tire mounted by the shop, they balance them with the lead weights, same as on a car.

dgc · « **Reply #6 on:** May 17, 2007, 09:38:31 PM »

never heard of riders not balancing street tires.

ZenMan · « **Reply #7 on:** May 17, 2007, 11:43:28 PM »

smooth operator · « **Reply #8 on:** May 18, 2007, 06:04:22 AM »

I balanced the rim 1st then mount the tire with the dot (light side)on the tire with the valve stem. That gets it pretty close. I use centrifical force. not sure what its called,but its used for lacing wheels. Simple but accurate.
Dan

aussiebandit · « **Reply #9 on:** May 18, 2007, 08:52:07 AM »

Where I get my tyres done you've got no choice, they just do it.

Bartjan · « **Reply #10 on:** May 21, 2007, 07:19:15 AM »

i don't balance mine...

just fit them myself and drive with it. works without problems, i don't have any wobbles or instabilities.

just for info: when someones races (on track) and the wheels are balanced beforehand, they will pick up and lose so much rubber that the wheels arent balanced anymore after just a few rounds.
they keep on racing

Bob Holland · « **Reply #11 on:** May 21, 2007, 09:18:30 AM »

I do all my tire mounting myself. I have never balanced a rear tire, and only a couple of times have I balanced a front tire. If I was doing a lot of touring, I might want them balanced.

B6mick · « **Reply #12 on:** May 22, 2007, 05:32:50 AM »

I did vote yes, but I do fit my own these days and the brand I use very very often does not need any weights, in fact since fitting my own and using this brand of tyre I have not needed to use weights. And the proof is in the pudding, no nasty wobbles, and great life life.

Red01 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 22, 2007, 10:36:22 AM »

And what brand is that, Mick?

B6mick · « **Reply #14 on:** May 23, 2007, 07:07:37 AM »

Quote from: "Red01"

And what brand is that, Mick?

Not telling Red

, if everybody starts using them, the company will not have to stay competitive in price

Author Topic: Do you balance? (Read 7817 times)

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