Video: Tech Talks - Wheel Balance 101, Presented by Park Tool

 I find after 6 beers, my wheels balance themselves.

 My wheels are not even perfectly round ...

 As soon as you put the tire on, knowing that the wheel was previously balanced why not find the new heavy spot from the tire, mark it, and re-align it with the largest weight stuck to the rim, remove the weights and then re-balance the assembly. This would reduce the total added weight necessary to balance the wheel tire assembly.

Ignore the sealant, because the distribution of that liquid mass cannot be controlled. Assuming the wheel and tire is balanced and the "womp womp" is at a minimum, the sealant shouldn't pool up in any one spot too much.

Another thought, if there IS a heavy spot causing one spot of the tire to have a larger effective radius when the wheel is spinning due to the axle wobbling in sync with the heavy spot, wouldn't the liquid sealant want to pool in that spot due to centrifugal force, thus making the imbalance even more extreme?

All this said, I do not take the time to balance my wheels, because... ain't nobody got time for that.

 i tried to balance both alloy and carbon rims. Alloy weight is more evenly distributed and easy to balance. Carbon rims are more inconsistent and hard to reach perfect balance. This could be helpful when you ride at very high speed like pros. But for most mortals like us, balance in life outweighs the balance on wheels!

 Does anyone remember the previous video where Calvin poured out a beer that was offered to him because he can't work "impaired?" It seems like they're desperately trying to make up for that embarrassing moment. Also, this video is basically unwatchable... just try to true your wheels adequately and then go ride. Worrying about wheel balance is for people who care more about gear than riding.

 such a great entertainment

 For normal mountain bike tires there is too many variables and the speeds are too low. For DH pro's it would be worth doing, but would have to redo it for each tire before adding sealant.
Now on the road there is a big difference, especially at high speeds. I have been balancing my wheel/tires system on road bikes for 10+ years and at speed it is very noticeable. You can't just balance the wheel without the tire mounted. Even if you remove the tire you need to remount it the exact same or it will mess up the balance. I use a main weight inside the rim to get the initial balance and then lead solder wrapped around a spoke to fine tune.

 I was waiting for the part at the end when they got to the tire and sealant, womp womp. No, I've never heard of anyone balancing a bicycle wheel and tire. Thought about it though cause it seems like good idea. But not going any faster than 35 mph, I'm not too worried about it.

 I have to wonder if even a very very slight off-centeredness of the hub could place a pretty significant amount of mass into the wrong place - so maybe the answer to this is in a very careful tuning of the spokes, maintaining even tension but shifting the center of the axle in the right direction. On a more important note, though - is it Pigsty or Landfill you guys are drinking?

 One bottle is not enough to reach the perfect balance!

 Good morning entertainment. The coffee is taking effect, so it's time for BM-1.

 Makes sense to do some type of balancing , especially on the larger tired wheel sets. I know I can feel the out of balance wheels on the trail at times and at certain trail speeds. Being a machinist I have seen first hand the effects of balancing and not balancing.

 ... sorry, but I just had to skip to the end prt. Couldn't bear to see you doing it wrong without the tyre, valve in!

 Pretty much the same procedure and tools the tire guys in the pits run through after putting a fresh set of rubber on your roadracing motorcycle wheels -- except they get the job done a lot quicker than these guys. Some of the racing tire manufacturers are nice enough to put a mark on at the heaviest point so you can orient it across from the valve. Don't think it's worth the bother for the comparatively low speeds in cycling though. At least most of the valve stems nowadays are Presta type, so the tire can't go flat at high speeds due to centrifugal force overcoming the spring force in a Schrader valve

 I tried this some time ago and my rear wheel is perfectly balanced as is. The front was harder but I just rotated the tire on the rim to find the balance point. No need to add weights as I'll get mud on the tire anyway. It's one of those things that makes sense to some degree, but you shouldn't push it too far.

 I like fishing led weights idea. I would consider putting some opposite of the valve, but that's as far as I would go for balancing. I wish there was better QC for tires. I hate how they are never straight and can only imagine how uneven the weight distribution is on those.

 Blenki it's your time to shine!

 Great vid! If there would be an easy way to do it with some sort of measurement-device and handy tools, and have e.g have different weighing spoke-nipples/-nuts for the jobs, I maybe would try one day, but until then: nä

 Centrifugal = force from center outward
Centripetal = force from outside to center

 Balance... When you drink just enough beers to be as imbalanced as your wheels. Problem solved

 Wait, are those even beers? Caffeine and Gluten free on the label....

I've had Gluten free beer (meh, Ghostfish, meh) but that looks like soda to me....

 the best way I've found to balance the wheel is by sanding down the heavy spokes a bit.

 I used to bullseye womp's in my T-16 back home...

 I used to put a tennis ball in my spokes, closer to the hub rather than weights closer to rim to balance my wheels. Felt great getting rid of the wamp wamp wamp on cheap wheels.

 Good one. More entertaining than i expected, well done!

 I think Calvin and Truman should do a feature length movie.

 Think of it like a donut on a bat - it's nice to warm up on but you don't want to hit the bat with that puppy! Take the donut off and you can ride away!

 Not sure how you'd balance it once the sealant is in there, anyways. The minute the wheel slowed down enough to take a reading, the sealant would pool at the bottom.

 Great video! It brings to light that being OCD in some ways is better left to the professional riders with money to burn.

 This video only exists because of the comment section after hearing that Blenkinsop is obsessed with his wheel balance.

 Have we never balanced a wheel before? Thought you guys were supposed to be good mechanics? Or was this supposed to be satire?

 I like to balance my wheels by drinking beers than skidding down the street to take weight (rubber) off the tires.

 Its a must! How are you suppose to balance on the wheels.. if the wheels arent balanced..

 This is psychotic! Just go have beers

 must try this on my fat bike, just for fun

 Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like a knob when you pop open a twist-off?

 I always balance the left to the right side of each wheel - before, during, and sometimes after each ride.

 That works with road/track wheels!! In mountain you have bumps and little rocks all the time.

 I've never had a round wheel long enough to worry about "balancing" ????

 Doing this is a huge waste of time

 When i go for a cold one, i can't even find my wheels on bike again... Welcome in Poland

 What about tire sealant??

 As the long as they run true and don't rub I don't give a shite

 This sport's gone mental.

 One more click and I am done and you can BEER ME!

 Let’s just feed the home mechanics OCD

 Utter waste of time w/ Sealant in the tires. on a Motorcycle, sure.

 Put some beer instead of sealant... LOL

 I ride tireless, no need to balance anything

 I'd just cut off tire knobs on the heavier side.

 Never balanced a wheel but I have taco'ed several.

 Hahahah epic

 Awesome!

 Just get out and ride!!!

 I prefer Calvin solo.