Few more thoughts on tire balancing: 1) all wheel/ tire combos come from the manufacturer out of balance due to the weight of the valve stem, yet we don’t see all new bikes wobbling around (and good forbid new bikes with wheel reflectors); 2) if you’re riding tubeless you would need to constantly rebalance due to shifting and uneven distribution of sealant sticking inside the tire, and 3) if you’re balancing by adding weight, there is going to be a small efficiency disadvantage.
A quick search reveals no actual data to support a benefit from wheel balancing. With power meters being ubiquitous, any efficiency advantage would be pretty easy to show. A reduction in vibration might be a bit more difficult to measure but could be done with an accelerometer. Yet I see no such data.
So if you want to balance your wheel by placing the speed magnet opposite the valve stem, knock yourself out. But if you’re doing it by adding weight realize there is a price in efficiency albeit small, for no advantage that has been documented or can be perceived while actually riding by the vast majority of riders.
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Last edited by merlinextraligh; 04-12-24 at 09:00 AM.