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@Dylan
I remember as i kid, growing up in tramendously hilly mountinous area in Wales that when i was flying down massive hills i would notice that my wheels would kind of huumm, suggesting that they were not balanced.
Ever since then i've used a reflector on the opposite side of the Valve which causes the imbalance, to kinda re-balance the wheel a little bit.
On my current bike i turned it upside down, spun the wheels to the max in the lowest cog and adjusted the balance by wrapping a small slither of lead around a spoke untill the humm went away. I can proudly say my wheels are almost perfectly balanced. doesnt make a huge difference at normal speeds but it just annoys me to think my wheels are umbalanced.
Does anyone else do this ? or is it me being totally perfectionist. when your flying at 30mph it does make quite a difference i think.