Sid Squid |
10-01-06 11:05 PM |
A static balance can be very accurate, but it's greatly dependant on the skill, and patience, of the operator of course. It's also very important that the bearings of the balancer are as free as is possible of any drag, I sincerely doubt that you'd ever accurately balance a wheel when suspended upon it's own bearings, all balancers turn the wheel assembly complete on bearings that are specified for the purpose, and that have no seals as they will cause friction and lessen accuracy.
However, static balance takes no account of the axial displacement of the imbalance, as bike wheels have got wider this has become more and more important, nine times out of ten just sticking the balance in the centre of the wheel rim is fine, but not always.
Take the wheel to a reputable shop, it's by far the most likely way of getting the wheel suitably balanced. The balance machine will usually be set to measure in units of five grammes, however many of them can be set to measure down to one gramme, if you're feeling fussy you could ask the fitter to balance the wheel to the closer figure*.
*But expect to be told to **** off though.
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