12-12-13, 12:02 PM
Yes.
Would I recommend it? Depends really. You will probably be using tyre levers (once you have broken the bead) and until your very good at it you will damage your rim paint at least once (either by scratching it or the levering force chipping it).
Garages usually use one of those machines that pop the tyre off/on as it is rotated which avoids this.
Balancing isn't as hard as people make out and the whole thing can be done in less than 10 mins. In fact you can balance it by holding the wheel with the spindle through it with one side proped on something - you don't need anything special, check you tube for vids its not a black art.
I do it because I usually nab some of my brothers old race tyres for nowt and do it at my dads place. Getting a garage to do it would involve going to pick them up, taking my wheels off, driving to a garage etc etc so its just easier. If I had no option or had concourse wheels or something I would probably pay the local place the £6 a wheel to do it.
Would I recommend it? Depends really. You will probably be using tyre levers (once you have broken the bead) and until your very good at it you will damage your rim paint at least once (either by scratching it or the levering force chipping it).
Garages usually use one of those machines that pop the tyre off/on as it is rotated which avoids this.
Balancing isn't as hard as people make out and the whole thing can be done in less than 10 mins. In fact you can balance it by holding the wheel with the spindle through it with one side proped on something - you don't need anything special, check you tube for vids its not a black art.
I do it because I usually nab some of my brothers old race tyres for nowt and do it at my dads place. Getting a garage to do it would involve going to pick them up, taking my wheels off, driving to a garage etc etc so its just easier. If I had no option or had concourse wheels or something I would probably pay the local place the £6 a wheel to do it.
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