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Title: how to balance bike wheels
Post by: MICKREEVES on 31 Aug, 2018, 11:15

What is the best way?
I have tried lead sheet around spokes, sealed with vinyl tape -- messy.
Car self adhesive - too wide. may fall off.
Mick

Title: Re: how to balance bike wheels
Post by: Bles31 on 31 Aug, 2018, 19:38

Wrap heavy solder wire round spoke?

Title: Re: how to balance bike wheels
Post by: Bles31 on 31 Aug, 2018, 19:44

Up to 3.2 mm dia. Any good?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/solder-wire-lead-free-fluxed-core-1M-5M-lengths-0-8mm-3-2mm-diameters-/172613537464

Title: Re: how to balance bike wheels
Post by: Pete C on 06 Sep, 2018, 15:59

has anyone tried attaching neodymium magnets to the rim? These are pretty cheap and come in all sizes and you could move them around very easily. They tend to stay on the rim -provided it's steel!- and not move about in use. I have used them for a while now with bicycle type speedos.
Pete

Title: Re: how to balance bike wheels
Post by: ROYC on 06 Sep, 2018, 21:27

I used some of these, they work very well. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12-x-Reusable-Motorcycle-Brass-Wheel-Spoke-Balance-Weights-for-KTM-Suzuki-BMW-GS/132000490668?hash=item1ebbd7a4ac:g:3YgAAOSwux5YJhZi

Title: Re: how to balance bike wheels
Post by: Bles31 on 06 Sep, 2018, 22:42

That's a neat looking solution Royc. Nice find!

Title: Re: how to balance bike wheels
Post by: ROYC on 07 Sep, 2018, 17:57

Quote from: Bles31 on 06 Sep, 2018, 22:42
That's a neat looking solution Royc. Nice find!

I put my wheel onto this balancer then added weight intil there was no heavy spot.

Right click on picture and select - open link in new window.

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