Old 05-12-22, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by VegasTriker
... If you want accurate readings do a runout on the wheel. Tie a narrow piece of string around the wheel, douse it with a colored liquid like India ink or food coloring and ride the bike a few feet on cement pavement. The distance between two lines on the pavement will be an accurate value to plug in the computer.
That is a very good idea to use something to mark the pavement. Thanks for posting.
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