I finally pulled my front wheel tonight (while I was doing the Galfer SBK line install) and put it on the Magnum Balancer I got from eBay. This thing works GREAT! As for the bearing upgrade that justintime2 had added, I don't think it's really necessary. Mine has the standard bearings that normally come in the balancer and it was sensitive down to half a little 1/4 oz weight. Probably sensitive below that, but that's the increment my wheel/tire ended up needing (in addition to a few full size ones) to be balanced. Also, once I got it set up and squared up, the bearings never tried to work toward the sides. I don't think it's going to need anything in there to avoid that.
It's like this thing has no friction. If you spin it hard it will continue to spin for a LONG time before FINALLY coming to a stop. I learned to barely spin it to avoid waiting literally over a minute for it to stop when spun harder.
Next set I change I'll do the wheels without tires as recommended in the literature and try to match the heavy spot on the tire with the light spot on the rim to avoid having to use so much (if any) weight.
I think this balancer just took the #1 spot as my favorite tool. The MightyVac comes in a close second though.
Here's a couple shots of the wheel/tire on the balancer...
It's like this thing has no friction. If you spin it hard it will continue to spin for a LONG time before FINALLY coming to a stop. I learned to barely spin it to avoid waiting literally over a minute for it to stop when spun harder.
I think this balancer just took the #1 spot as my favorite tool. The MightyVac comes in a close second though.
Here's a couple shots of the wheel/tire on the balancer...
