# How the

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**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [March 22, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303 "2009-03-22T15:46:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303/5 "2009-03-23T13:14:04Z")

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> [@BlkP42E"](#):
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> you really want to ride on a balanced at home tire on a bike??? sounds like a no no to me

yep. I did mount mine yeaterday, without knowing about the yellow line, and up to 80 it seems fine. And I never ride at 80, So…

> [@Discount mazda parts for the price of 2 races](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/discount-mazda-parts-for-the-price-of-2-races/39847/18):
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> I’ve never balanced a bike wheel and tire and I’ve ridden without issue. As elcamino mentioned, line up the yellow dot with the valve stem.
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> If you really wanted to do it yourself, you could get a cheap bubble balancer. I read about one on a bike forum that someone bought at Harbor Freight.

I didn’t know about the yellow line thing, thanks a lot. I have a bubble balancer, but not sure how well that would work with a bike wheel. As I’m being told that the wheel never need balanced, just the tire to the wheel. But what the hell do I know…:doh:

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