Hey up Foccers, I put a new rear tyre on yesterday, when I asked about balancing he said I would need to strip brake disc and drive cog off first, is he speaking shit or am I worrying over nothing just a question for future reference as next time then I'll probably renew both items whilst all stripped.
I fit my tyres myself and never balance the wheels, never had any kind of balance problem on any bike thus far so if you find the same i wouldn't worry
Yes, he's talking bollox.Everything that has mass & rotates will vibrate & needs balancing, you may be unable to detect it, but it will defo vibrate if not balanced.Personally I leave all components fitted (discs & sprocket carrier etc) achieves a better dynamic balance of all rotating parts, most tyre fitting places don't balance with sprocket carrier fitted tho.All depends on what equipment you're using to balance a wheel.ie) Electronic Dynamic balancerie) Home DIY frame type balancerI fit & balance my own tyres & use lead bike specific weights, I have access to both types of blancers but prefer the frame type for bike wheels.I'd never allow a tyre fitter to balance my wheels, they don't seem to give a shit about how they remove old balance weights or consider where they slap on on fugly balance weights... But then I'm OCD as F***K.