Mark0212
Active member
Thought I'd give a report on the Angel ST and some related stuff revolving around that subject.
First of all I decided to say goodbye to commercial tire mounting establishments (aka Dealers, Cycle Gear (CG)...etc.) and bought a Cycle Hill tire changer with balancer. It came with a hitch mount ($$extra) so I could mount tires anywhere. I've mounted three tires so far and I'm getting better at it! It works quite well and is a bit of a struggle alone, but much easier with a helper. Buying tires online and mounting them at CG for $40 a pop was getting expensive. Another reason was the current Angel ST tires. While they work very well at lower speeds and cornering is great, they tend to wiggle ever so slightly at 90+ miles. Now this may not be the tires, but to be sure I took them off the bike and rebalanced, both of wich weren't well-balanced to begin with (thanks CG!!) Ended up removing one 4oz weight on the front and 2 4oz weights on the rear. They aren't perfectly balanced because I can't find lead weights (anybody know where I can get some?) and the steal ones I bought at HF aren't trimable. Still have that slight wiggle at 90+ so I have to conclude that the Angel ST just isn't the right tire for the FJR. I say that because my Metzlers were rock solid - as if on rails, just not as good in the twisties.
PS. CG didn't even bother lining up the balancing dots with valve stems on the rim, which is typically the heaviest spot. Correct?
First of all I decided to say goodbye to commercial tire mounting establishments (aka Dealers, Cycle Gear (CG)...etc.) and bought a Cycle Hill tire changer with balancer. It came with a hitch mount ($$extra) so I could mount tires anywhere. I've mounted three tires so far and I'm getting better at it! It works quite well and is a bit of a struggle alone, but much easier with a helper. Buying tires online and mounting them at CG for $40 a pop was getting expensive. Another reason was the current Angel ST tires. While they work very well at lower speeds and cornering is great, they tend to wiggle ever so slightly at 90+ miles. Now this may not be the tires, but to be sure I took them off the bike and rebalanced, both of wich weren't well-balanced to begin with (thanks CG!!) Ended up removing one 4oz weight on the front and 2 4oz weights on the rear. They aren't perfectly balanced because I can't find lead weights (anybody know where I can get some?) and the steal ones I bought at HF aren't trimable. Still have that slight wiggle at 90+ so I have to conclude that the Angel ST just isn't the right tire for the FJR. I say that because my Metzlers were rock solid - as if on rails, just not as good in the twisties.
PS. CG didn't even bother lining up the balancing dots with valve stems on the rim, which is typically the heaviest spot. Correct?