Hi guys and gal (intrepid )
Recently I read a thread on the importance of balancing your rims and as such I have done this using small pieces of sheet lead , the results are great and although it makes little to no difference to the performance of the ride IMHO it definitely made for a smoother ride .
Now I suffered a puncture the other day 5km from my destination and had to walk 3 to a service (fuel) station to pump up the tyre ,thank god the puncture was slow enough to at least get me home as it was 30+ Celsius that arvo and with a freshly shaved noggin and no hat heatstroke was imminent
Now this lesson taught me to carry a small but versatile kit to fix any issue on the road and gave me the thought to acquire some slime.
For those that don't know what it is it's a liquid you add to a tube that will block a minor puncture as a temporary fix , it won't permanently repair the puncture but will hold up for a while ( some have said it has held for them for weeks without repair).
This is where it got me thinking about balance and slime , see I know from using slime many years ago an average bicycle tyre needed roughly 4 oz of slime per tube , that's a fair chunk of weight to add to a tube .
My question is ( understanding centrifugal force )would the slime evenly distribute over the tube , but would it ?? Really ... It is quite a viscous fluid and as such if it isn't distributed slowly the Gforce would bunch it up and effect the balance of the rim similar to a bucket of water on a rope science experiment
I'm going to do some testing to see what happens and deliberately puncture a tube to also see if the fibrous material that plugs the puncture collects and holds material essentially throwing the rim out of balance
OPPINIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE VERY WELCOME !!
Regards Henshooter
Recently I read a thread on the importance of balancing your rims and as such I have done this using small pieces of sheet lead , the results are great and although it makes little to no difference to the performance of the ride IMHO it definitely made for a smoother ride .
Now I suffered a puncture the other day 5km from my destination and had to walk 3 to a service (fuel) station to pump up the tyre ,thank god the puncture was slow enough to at least get me home as it was 30+ Celsius that arvo and with a freshly shaved noggin and no hat heatstroke was imminent
Now this lesson taught me to carry a small but versatile kit to fix any issue on the road and gave me the thought to acquire some slime.
For those that don't know what it is it's a liquid you add to a tube that will block a minor puncture as a temporary fix , it won't permanently repair the puncture but will hold up for a while ( some have said it has held for them for weeks without repair).
This is where it got me thinking about balance and slime , see I know from using slime many years ago an average bicycle tyre needed roughly 4 oz of slime per tube , that's a fair chunk of weight to add to a tube .
My question is ( understanding centrifugal force )would the slime evenly distribute over the tube , but would it ?? Really ... It is quite a viscous fluid and as such if it isn't distributed slowly the Gforce would bunch it up and effect the balance of the rim similar to a bucket of water on a rope science experiment
I'm going to do some testing to see what happens and deliberately puncture a tube to also see if the fibrous material that plugs the puncture collects and holds material essentially throwing the rim out of balance
OPPINIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE VERY WELCOME !!
Regards Henshooter