balancing tires, eh not too much of a difference esp at speed or in lots when u run lower pressure anyways, honestly i havent had a rim balanced since 2004 and i dont notice a difference and were talking thousands n thousands of miles in a year with no balancing. a heavy spot in a rim is such a minimal weight but its so easy to do your own weights as well, normally when you change a tire the rim heavy spots gonna be the same place so often i would just leave the weights where they were n still spin the tire when i'd get home. personal preference i guess u gotta ride without the new balance to see if it matters to you, but all out tire wear you wont notice on your road bike so its whateve

 

ok..i got mine..not bad at all..i did two tire changes..pretty easy..im glad i got it..only problem is i did scratch the rims a little..but i dont give a ****..

 

you can put those little ***** in your tire to balance them..some of u might be like "what the **** is he talking about" i dont know but i saw a guy do it on you tube.. i dont balance mine..the tire it self probly spins a little on the rim from all the wheelie because of low tire pressure..

 

Motion Pro Rim Protectors...... you'll never scratch your rims again.

 

i bought the cheap rim protectors. i dunno if theyre motion pro but it looked like the only difference was these didnt have the string attatched.