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Magic Beads! (tire balancing beads - yay or nay?)

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posplayr said:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CUO2BXS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A30Y4L9JQQFW6Z

$29.99/16=$1.875 shipped.
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Glad you found that - they will also ship to Ireland (price remains to be seen).
Not really much luck with the Alibaba suppliers - only one replied and the beads are cheap enough @ $30/kg, but the shipping is a killer @ $60 via DHL and they can't seem to get their head around the idea of simply bunging a small package in the normal cheap postal system.
 
I fitted hundreds of tires in Harley shops and a lot of the H-D guys do not want weights in their rims. Many choose no balance, many others opted for the beads. Never heard a complaint about the beads in my 3 years in the shop (s). We use to get them in 2 gallon sized bucket, can't remember who from. PITA getting them in a tube
 
Grimly said:
Glad you found that - they will also ship to Ireland (price remains to be seen).
Not really much luck with the Alibaba suppliers - only one replied and the beads are cheap enough @ $30/kg, but the shipping is a killer @ $60 via DHL and they can't seem to get their head around the idea of simply bunging a small package in the normal cheap postal system.
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try searching dhgate. everything i get come over by post.
 
tkent02 said:
Found some for $6 a pound, bought three pound. He will ship overseas.
I'll post a link when I can....
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Excellent, ta.
The Amazon seller would ship to Ireland, but the Amazon shipping calculator stuck its oar in and screwed the pooch.
 
Why I like using beads:

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That's right, 31 weights at 1/4 oz each, nearly 8 ounces of weight to counterbalance one cheap Suzuki rim lock on a DR 350 rear wheel.
What are the odds of all of these weights actually staying put for a few days of bouncing on rocks and roots, jumping waterbars, blasting as fast as it will go on gravel roads, general hooliganism and falling down a few times?
Probably not very good.
 
Been using beads for 3 years now. Rode in 100* weather and as cold as 25* , no issues. I got mine from a local truck supply, can't remember what I paid. I think $ 10 a lb.
 
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