Ride on
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Ride on
Got a chance yesterday to install the 2 bottles of Ride On I had bought weeks ago. I had 2 sets of 3 weights on the back tire when I started. I removed those and cleaned both the rims and whitewalls. The first 2 miles I could feel some slight vibration as the liquid settled in to the tires. After that The bike is running quite well at all speeds and without those wheel weights.
I am pretty happy with it so far, I did 80 + miles this morning to make sure everything was running smooth and it is. Got 2 bottles shipped for $28. Took me about and hour to do including cleaning the tires and rims.
I am pretty happy with it so far, I did 80 + miles this morning to make sure everything was running smooth and it is. Got 2 bottles shipped for $28. Took me about and hour to do including cleaning the tires and rims.
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I had Dyna Beads put on new tires and thought I would try Ride On. Wore those tire out took those tires off the rims and the Ride On was a gray sludge, don't know why it was sludge but went back to Dyna Beads. I did not have a vibration problem with Ride On sludge just didn't like the thick sludge.
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That's what I am hoping for as well. As tires wear the balance changes. Static weights stay in the same place not offering to keep the balance updated to help the longevity of the tire.
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I just installed ride on into the front tire. brand new bike so stiff sidewalls. Stuff kept on oozing out when trying to squeeze it in even with valve at 2:00. Guess not enough air was out of the tire. Make sure its well deflated.
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Did you completely remove the valve? With the valve removed all the air is out of the tire. I completely deflated the tire with the valve in the stem, then removed the valve and inserted the Ride on. The bottle was empty in only a few minutes.
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Yup, removed the valve core. I've used in on other bikes. The tire emptied, but with stiff sidewalls, was still slowly deflating when I started. So it was messy. I need to do the rear next so will let it sit for a while.