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03-28-17 | 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by gurk700

To some haters: Wheel balancing ABSOLUTELY changes ride quality. There's no performance benefit whatsoever but it makes a world difference in confidence going downhill at 50mph.

If you're happy with how your bike rides with no wheel balancing there's no need to do anything but try it before you sh*t on the idea.

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Originally Posted by gurk700

Thank you. Exactly what I mean.

If it's not a problem for you, GREAT! keep riding. obviously some of us benefited from this solution so why sh*t all over it, right?

Read your first post. It is literally in such absolute terms is why you got the reaction you did.

You ended up saying that in your experience it can make a difference with tubulars, where there's a lot of weight built up at the valve stem.

Pretty big difference from the original absolute statement.

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