Tire Balancing options

[Orange Guzzi]

I did not expect wheel balancing to be such a controversial topic.  I am really confused now.

I was really interested in what types of weights work best and look best.  The smashed lead weights on the spokes look crappy.  The chromed steel weights look o.k.   How do you get the beads inside the inner tube valve steam?  I can tell the difference in a balanced wheel and non balanced wheel.

[Perazzimx14]

I did not expect wheel balancing to be such a controversial topic.  I am really confused now.

I was really interested in what types of weights work best and look best.  The smashed lead weights on the spokes look crappy.  The chromed steel weights look o.k.   How do you get the beads inside the inner tube valve steam?  I can tell the difference in a balanced wheel and non balanced wheel.

Check out Dyna Beads site it will show you. Basically they give you a bottle with a nozzle and short piece of hose. Remove the Schrader valve connect the hose and dump them in. It does help to gently tap on the hose to keep the beads from breeching.

Counteract beads are the same only different. Dyna Beads are ceramic and CounterAct are Teflon coated tempered glass. CounterAct beads are all I use as they are significantly cheaper about a $1 per ounce via ebay. I buy four 16 ounce bags at a time. For measuring them out the small black caps on cans of brake cleaner (approximately 1-1/4 in diameter and about the same tall) filled level are 1 ounce. Most bikes use 1 ounce of beads in the front and 2 ounces (up to 180 series) in the rear.