Originally Posted by rollin
I set it out quite far near the rim - as close to opposite to where the valve stem is to balance the wheel
is it only cyclists that worry about the most pointless details??
Interesting. I've found that most of the time the valve stem is the lightest part of the wheel. I assume that's mostly due to the steel pins that are used to pin the rim joint together opposite the valve stem. When I put a bike with a nicely adjusted hub on the workstand, the front wheel usually rotates until the valve stem is near the top.