View Poll Results: Dynabeads or Ride_on
Dyna Beads
45
48.39%
Ride On
48
51.61%
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Dyna Beads or Ride-On?
I have used Ride On in my last two sets of tires. For me, primarily for sealant protection as I also had the tires balanced. To answer Lions question, No residue mess on the rim when tires need to be changed. My tire psi does tend to stay pretty constant now that you mention it but I think most pressure loss over time is more to bead sealing vs. valve stem, at least it is on my autos. The Ride On sealant actually clings to the inside of the tire. Slime tends to cling everywhere...
Last edited by troop; Mar 27, 2013 at 08:26 AM.
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From: Rochelle, IL
Isn't Ride On just another krap-in-a-kan like the green stuff at Wal Mart? I can't imagine how this stuff isn't just a big mess. I can see how Dyna Beads may work, but glue? Does the glue foul the air valve?
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used both, ride on seems to work as effectively as dyna beads, however it has an added benefit of puncture seal. This is a +1 in my book. IT does not get all over your wheels and tire changes are simple and quick with little to no mess to clean up. Not like dyna beads where you find them everywhere for months on end.
Ride on IMHO clings to the tire very effectively once installed for both balance and puncture protection.
Ride on IMHO clings to the tire very effectively once installed for both balance and puncture protection.
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I chosen ride-on because of it's puncture sealing.
Seen a nail sticking out of the rear tire when i put the bike away for the winter. No idea how long it was in there. Recorded the tire pressure and Pulled the nail out. Nail was towards the outside and was in at least 1/2 inch. Not sure if it has gone all the way through or not. No pressure loss yet and not quite sure what to do with it. Might glue a plug in it before riding season.
Seen a nail sticking out of the rear tire when i put the bike away for the winter. No idea how long it was in there. Recorded the tire pressure and Pulled the nail out. Nail was towards the outside and was in at least 1/2 inch. Not sure if it has gone all the way through or not. No pressure loss yet and not quite sure what to do with it. Might glue a plug in it before riding season.
I have used both and like them both. I prefer Ride-On for its sealing ability. I have Ride-On in my wife's '09 Deluxe. When I went to put a new tire on it we found a small nail that had penetrated the tube. You could see where Ride-On had sealed the puncture. I know that could be seen as bad in some eyes as you may not know how long that nail had been there. I liked having Ride-On in my Street Glide's tires because I ride to work regularly and its a long dark ride home at midnight. I'd rather not be on the side of the rode after work with a flat if I can help it. When I bought my new wheels they came with Dyna Beads. They seem to do a good job as I can't seem to detect any wheel balance issues. I'd be willing to recommend either.
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From: Orange County, NY
I've been part of the car racing community for well over 15 years.......and I've never heard of anything like this in my entire life. It this technology was tested and true, everyone would be using it.
Dyna beads or ride-on? No thanks, If I'm going to spend my money, I'll get this instead:
Dyna beads or ride-on? No thanks, If I'm going to spend my money, I'll get this instead:
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I've been part of the car racing community for well over 15 years.......and I've never heard of anything like this in my entire life. It this technology was tested and true, everyone would be using it.
Dyna beads or ride-on? No thanks, If I'm going to spend my money, I'll get this instead:
Dyna beads or ride-on? No thanks, If I'm going to spend my money, I'll get this instead:
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From: Yale, MI
I've been part of the car racing community for well over 15 years.......and I've never heard of anything like this in my entire life. It this technology was tested and true, everyone would be using it.
Dyna beads or ride-on? No thanks, If I'm going to spend my money, I'll get this instead:
Dyna beads or ride-on? No thanks, If I'm going to spend my money, I'll get this instead:
The y would not balance out my renagade 21". I started with 1oz of dyna beads and then 2 then 3 and tried up to 4oz and nothing worked except balancing the tire with wheel weights.
Those of you that they are working for could probably get away with no dyna beads at all and get the same results.
I did have them in the old rim and tire and I swear I could feel them with every freeway bump as they bounced around in the tire and rim.
JMO
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Given the fact that modern day cast wheels and modern day tubeless motorcycle tires are both made to pretty tight tolerances, I really don't think that they need any balancing. At least that has been my experience on the last 3 sets of Dunlop touring tires that I put on my bike. Each time, after mounting, I purposely did not balance the tires. I then rode them for about a week with absolutely no vibrating problems up to 80 mph. At the end of a week or so I did put Dyna Beads in all the tires because as the tire rubber wears down over time, the beads will continue to re-balance. I can't say that beads are the 'best in the world" because I haven't tried all the different tire balancing methods that have come along. I don't like lead weights on a bike wheel because they look ugly and invariably come off, to say nothing of the fact that you have to rebalance the wheel as the tire rubber wears down. Two ounces of beads costs about the same as spin balancing using lead weights so there is not much advantage there. The big selling point with beads is the fact there is nothing on the outside of the wheel rim to detract and they just work, day in and day out. You put them in and pretty much forget about them.