Wheel balancing

[otter]

I'm going to be getting new tires soon and I'm wondering if it's worth doing my own tire fitting and wheel balancing. I'm thinking about getting something like this: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=403515333
I do most of my own work on my bike and also a lot of work on my friends bikes, would it be worthwhile to buy this and charge 10$/tire or something to pay it off? Is wheel balancing something that's easy enough to do at home? I don't even know how much the motorbike shops charge to fit and balance tires?

[codgyoleracer]

Race guys use simple static balancers, and if its good enough for us its def good enough for the road.

Concentrate on getting the front near perfect & the rear is less 'sensative"

[otter]

I'm guessing the balancer that I refered to is a static balancer. Thanks for the info :)

[boman]

It is a static balancer. And IMO, find a shop to do it, as unless you get the fitting right, it can cost you another tyre, through bead damage.

And the balancing is 100% correct too.

[bikaholic]

Get a 'no-mar' demount bar, tyre changing is a piece of piss.

[boman]

Get a 'no-mar' demount bar, tyre changing is a piece of piss.

Or a job in a Tyre shop...