Wheel Balancing

[decorn33]

Has anyone had any experience with "hydrostatic balancing" for their wheels?  A fella I know spoke highly of a product he found called "Ride-
On". I went to their website and they marked a product specifically for bikes which is a fluid that is added into the mounted tire that is supposed to balance without applied weights, and is supposed to seal any punctures that might occur in the contact portion of the tire, (not sidewall). It sounds intriguing, but could end up being quite a mess too.

[nhmaf]

So it sounds like this is supposed to combine the properties of the Dyna-beads product with Slime tube puncture product?

I have no personal experience with it, and I am not in the least interested in trying it either.

[decorn33]

It's going to be a while before I use up that box of wheel weights I bought anyway, so I wasn't about to spring for a bottle of the stuff, but it's good to get feedback to see if I'm missing something important.

[Barry]

I like balancing wheels.  It's a high precision operation when the wheel responds readily to 5 gram weights.  Very satisfying.

[Luca]

Do they market "ride on" as safe for tube-type tires?  Some people do mount tubeless on their airheads with great success, but the wheels aren't really designed to hold a tubeless tire.   I have my suspicions it wouldn't be good because you wouldn't want to stick the tube to the inside of the tire with that tacky goo.  Also, is it safe with natural rubber?  Many folks like to run natural rubber tubes because they don't blow out like butyl rubber.

From what I've heard of those products, they can stop a leak (after some pressure loss), but they also make a heck of a mess inside the wheel, adding time and frustration to the next tire change.