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Are the QR end caps you removed from the rear wheel the same as this part on your site? "Current Model Rear Disc Brake QR End Cap Set"

Just use a screwdriver

Holy crap this video is priceless. It worked after a few tries and a bunch of patience. Super like!

Thanks. Is that all there is too it

I'm having issues with the rear wheel. It doesn't have the splines for the brake rotor? Is there some kind of an adapter?

Do those lead weights have a plastic coating? Thank you for this, my latest e-bike build started to wobble around 40 mph so I think I need to do this (c:

Easy on a work stand; how about a real life ‘road side’ scenario?

Just bought my carbon wheel! Excited to have it in a few days :)

Shouldn't I like glue the tape or something? The tape I removed had glue under it but my new tape seemingly doesn't have glue it's just a fix tape like in the video

So you check the balance before you replace the tube or sealant and the tyre. This assumes that the tube and tyre are perfectly balanced. Not so. Check when fully assembled, in the same position as when the imbalance was sorted. Otherwise you are wasting your time.

I read that unless you’re able to ride over 55mph or almost 90kmh wheel balancing is not important. 🤔

I think the smooth part should face the tubes while the rough part faces the rim.

Audio on this is completely borked!

Hello. I have a bike that has not worked for several years. Now I decided to throw it again, but I ran into a problem, and that is that the wheels are equally out of balance The way that the rear wheel gets stuck to the body, I talked to several repairmen, but I realized from their words that they did not bring the front wheel and may damage the bike. You seem to be very skilled in your work. Do you understand my problem?

Thank you so much, you answered all of my questions. I was really wondering where to put the rough side. Google didn't provide any answers.

Since the discussion about the sense or nonsense of balancing a wheel set is very controversial, I would like to invite you to the following thought experiment: Certainly an eccentrically attached weight plays no role on an absolutely rigid system. (Even if there are no absolutely rigid systems) If you align the axis vertically, i.e. perpendicularly, it becomes clear. The wheel with the eccentric weight distribution has no disadvantage compared to the perfectly balanced wheel. Once started, both wheels rotate for the same amount of time. But in reality, masses that are highly elastic are decelerated and accelerated by the imbalance. On the one hand, the person sitting on the bike is constantly moving back and forth and the elastic tissue of the person is being kneaded, which requires energy. Now the tire comes into play, which is also elastic. The eccentric weight unloads the tire when the weight is at the top apex and loads it when the weight is at the bottom apex. This leads to continuous flexing of the tire because rubber cannot release 100% of the elastically stored energy. Walk losses occur. You could say that that's not much. As a simple quantity it is certainly hardly measurable. But the longer you drive, all the vibrations add up throughout the entire journey. Now you might think that you have added weight. But this weight is a mass once set in motion. As long as it doesn't need to be slowed down or sped up, it doesn't matter. (I'm ignoring the increase in rolling friction caused by the extra weight). Yes, that's right, I have to bring 10 grams more up the mountain on my bike. And yes, it is also true that the mass moment of inertia, which is calculated with a quadratic function for rotating masses, increases as a percentage of the mass of the impeller. In my case about 0.4%. What is crucial, however, is the dynamic effect of the elastic dimensions that cause vibration, which also have strong inherent damping and therefore convert the vibration energy into heat. Whenever a medium such as water, oil, gel, rubber or meat is deformed, part of the energy used to deform the medium is lost as frictional heat. Ultimately the energy is converted into heat. So a constant loss of energy. And we have to compensate for that with our muscles. It's also safe. These energy losses will not be measurable with the power meter on the pedal crank. But they are there. And if you want to avoid this loss of energy, you can't avoid balancing the wheels.

Hello, is an end cap xd compatible with a freehub xdr?

Weight a minute. 😅 Won't tubeless tyres be out of balance anyway when you put the sealant in? Especially a few weeks after putting new sealant when some of it will have dried and add weight to an area?

As a wheel builder bicycle mechainic and avid mountain climber. For the average rider, they don't matter. If you're in the top .1% of cyclists who race. Sure it's worth it, for everyone else. Doesn't make a bit of difference.

Bahahah, what a complete way to over explain and complicate a non issue.

I think you're forgetting the fact that no matter what you've done, it's going to take you more than 8 seconds to pump your tire up or to change a tube. The points that you've made in this make a kinda ridiculous argument. 8 seconds could VERY EASILY make the difference between a win and second place. Also, it saved 8 seconds over what amount of time?? No race is equal and jusy saying "it saved 8 seconds in a wind tunnel" makes no sense! Was it 8 seconds over an hour of a perfectly flat, constant speed, and consistent wind direction? If so, that coukd easily go up to 10 or more seconds depending on the conditions. As i stated, any time saved is worth it, even if its over a long period of time. If you HAD to stop for a tire issue, of course it would ruin your time. As would ANY issue! With your logic, i might as well remove the wheel covers entirely and wear a huge baggy outfit, cause ya know it "only makes a little difference" lmao

If it takes you more than 8 seconds to rip off a peice of tape….you should be working on anything

If you create a small flap in the tape on one end, you have a tab to yank it off with easily. Its also a good method for other tapes as a roll to make it easier to find the seam for more tape.

The balancing of the wheels is especially important in carbon wheels, in Nazca Ingenieria we have developed an electronic balancer that tells us the weight and the angle in which we have to put the counterweight. if you are interested in the product, we are looking for distributors.

How can I turn a vertical axle drop out into a through axle hydraulic brake bike?

tried to use something like this but i keep getting punctures near valve hole. i tried to file the valve hole to make sure it is not sharp but still i keep having this issue so i am convinced that rim strips are just kinda trash so i bought normal rim tape and put couple layers of it on to the rim. hope this will finally fix my issue.

Hello, my name is Dan Sotelo and I'm pretty much a professional/Doctor when it comes to bicycle wheel balance. Here are some very important rules to follow; 1. When balancing a wheel "never assume" where the heavy spot is going to be. It can be anywhere not necessarily at the air valve or rim joint location like he is confirming in this video that it is always at the air valve. Not Correct..! Often the heavy spot is located in an area between the air-valve and the rim joint.. 2. Before you start the balancing procedure you need to assemble the wheel completely the way you are going to ride it complete with the tire and any kind of computer magnets etc. 3. If you have tubeless system balance it the wheel "without sealant", and add the sealant after you balance the wheel. Also the wheel does not have to be inflated, it will balance with or with out air. Good Luck, Dan

What weights installed in the rim what name is the product thanks

So are clincher tires better than just a regular tire and tube system? I have tubeless tires, but I’m trying to learn stuff on CZcams.😂

Great info.

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Excellent video - the only problem is I spent an 30 min troubleshooting my laptop and airpods trying to figure out why I was only getting sound out of the left channel. Finally my wife took over and explained that your video was done in Mono and there is nothing wrong with my sound 😂

Thank you for this, really helpful 🙏

What about a tubular wheel

Are rim brake freehubs a lot different?

I just wanted to tell everyone about a wonderful conversation I had today with The Owner of Flow Wheels. I have just made the decision to look into making the change from alloy to carbon. And for the first time, going tubless as well. I looked around on the web to learn as much as I could. But still had some questions. I left a message on the website on the contacts page, looking to chat with someone. In short order, he called me back. I wondered if I would even hear from someone before the weekend, as it was Thursday afternoon. So I was surprised to hear back from him as soon as I did. I explained I was hoping to clarify several things, and I asked if he had a little time, and he told me. Indeed, he did. For me, oftentimes, one answer leads to two more questions. (After having long-covid for almost 2 years. I was left wounded in my mind, and I have a ton of brain fog that has handicapped me a lot.) Knowing this, I wrote down my questions before I even called. Well. I wanted to tell everyone that he was incredibly informative and patient and spent over an hour with me on the phone. I would like to ask you. How many other COSs would do that these days? When we were finished, I was completely clear about what I was unsure of, thanks to John spending the time he did to inform me. I had considered another wheelset, but after John taught me about what they have done over time to collect endless data points to prove/ disprove ( my words) and confirm the things they wanted to touch on. I was sure that this could be the best-designed wheel out there. It is in my mind at least. I would like to challenge each reader here to find out yourself. When I got back home after talking to him earlier in the afternoon. I went back to the Company's web page. And I am embarrassed to say. I realized I overlooked all the great science-based info they have put on their website. I don't know how I did that, for sure. It could have been an oversite from my brain fog. Or maybe I just moved past it. I've come to believe that some "educational" information on many sites doesn't have much "real " information. Other than providing more sales hype about "the next best thing since sliced bread." Without giving anything of substantive knowledge. I felt terrible that I had "wasted" so much of his time. He could have just told me politely to refer to his website. But he did not. I wanted to tell the readers my story because good reviews are much deserved by deserving people. And John truly is a "good people." There may be more information in one place, The Flow Website. Then, all the rest of the available information on the web. Anyway. I will be placing an order tomorrow. And I wanted to say Thank you, John. And lastly. Point you guys over to the education section on the website.

I just wanted to tell everyone about a wonderful conversation I had today with The Owner of Flow Wheels. I have just made the decision to look into making the change from alloy to carbon. And for the first time, going tubless as well. I looked around on the web to learn as much as I could. But still had some questions. I left a message on his website on the contacts page, looking to chat with someone. In short order, he called me back. I wondered if I would hear from someone before the weekend, as it was Thursday afternoon. So I was surprised to hear back from him as soon as I did. I explained I was hoping to clarify several things and asked if he had a little time, and he told me. Indeed, he did. For me, oftentimes, one answer leads to two more questions. And, after having long-covid for almost 2 years. I was left wounded in my mind, and I have a ton of brain fog that has handicapped me a lot. Knowing this, I wrote down my questions before I even called. I wanted to tell everyone that he was incredibly informative and patient and spent over an hour with me on the phone. I ask you. How many other COSs would do that these days? When we were finished, I was completely clear about what I was unsure of, thanks to John spending the time he did to inform me. I had considered another wheelset, but after John taught me about what they have done over time to collect endless data points to prove/ disprove ( my words) and confirm the things they wanted to touch on. I was certain that this could be the best-designed wheel out there. It is in my mind at least. I challenge each reader here to find out yourself. When I got back home after talking to him earlier in the afternoon. I went back to the Company's web page. And I am embarrassed to say. I realized I overlooked the great science-based info they have put on their website. I don't know how I did that, for sure. It could have been an oversite from my brain fog. Or maybe I just moved past it. I've come to believe that some "educational" info on many sites doesn't really have much "real " information on it. Other than providing more sales hype about "the next best thing since sliced bread." Without providing anything of substantive information. I felt bad that I had "wasted" so much of his time. He could have just told me politely to refer to his website. But he did not. I wanted to tell the readers my story because good reviews are much deserved by deserving people. And John truly is "good people". Perhaps there may be more information in one place, The Flow website. Then, all the rest of the available information on the web. Anyway. I will be placing an order tomorrow. And I wanted to say Thank you, John. And lastly. Point you guys over to the education section on the website.

Thanks bro! 💙

Thanks I had a hard time finding someone who covered this topic.

Well should I grease the caps before popping them in?

is your dog ok dude 🤣

you are an absolute genius!! that dental floss tip save me ages of swearing lol

THX I thought I'd have to advertise : ]

next vid is how to select the right rim tape

the 8yr old video help me like rn HAHAHA thank u for the flos techniq

What? Add weight to my weight weenie wheels? Blasphemy!

Does this work on tubeless wheels with no spoke holes that don’t require the use of tubeless tape?

If I have a FLO clincher wheel, can I just pull back the current rim tape and then put it back on top or do I need new rim tape to do this?

I had never heard of bike wheels having to be balanced...i guess this will be an offseason project. Thanks!

This is cool, i always wondered how rbis was done. Thank you!