Old 03-28-17 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
I'll grant you that I can feel a difference with an out of round, or poorly mounted tubular. But I've never felt a need to balance a good quality, properly mounted tubular.

As for feeling 1 gram, the slugs used in the speed balance system being touted weigh 2.5 grams
Here in the Pacific northwest, the local slugs weigh a lot more. Never put one on a scale. But then, I have never had the urge to put one of those gooey things on my wheel.

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