Bike balance - no wheels

Commuter_Tim · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 May 2013 Karma :

Will a CG balance on the centrestand, sans wheelage?

I would assume if both wheels weigh roughly the same, it should be OK?

I need to get the wheels trued up, unfortunately there is only 1 little old man who seems to do spokes in the entirity of Tyne and Wear...
I would assume hes not gonna remove and de-tyre the wheels for me (also making the assumption the tyres need to be removed).
my bike will be stored out the back, ground anchored.

Suggestions?

TL:DR How balance CG no wheels?
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P.addy · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Axle stand + spindle.

It won't magically balance Thumbs Up

Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

Bricks under the fork legs, and swing arm.

There done.

Or hang the bike from beams of your garage roof. Or using a corner.

A LONG time ago a BCFer used two windows which were on a corner of his home, he put a plank of wood between the two windows and hung his bike from it.
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Shouldn't need to remove tyres, I'd have thought - unless you need new spokes anyway.
Possible it could even be done still on the bike, but expect they'd prefer to be given wheels.

Stuff under each end and you should be fine.

Don't let it rock too much on the centre stand without wheels as may fold up. Or just do that intentionally and place it on the ground Smile

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Raffles · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Apr 2009 Karma :

I find that using a number of extra long 1/2'' extensions fitted with a suitably sized socket and inserted into the underside of the headstock to be the simplest and the safest way of supporting the front end. Using this method means that the bike can withstand being knocked and the front end turned from lock to lock without danger of it falling over.
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Bunny Lingus · Traffic Copper Joined: 20 Apr 2014 Karma :

Lynch it with a friendly tree or stick a leash on that puppy & tie it to the garage roof. It'll dive forwards. I have a bare CG frame with just yokes on & that will balance on the kick part of the centre stand but I still tie it up in case it falls over on the cat...
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