Dynabeads, can ya get them here?

[ruaphu]

Anyone know if Dynabeads are available in NZ, If so where from? Cheers

[R650R]

Call Robert Taylor in the naki, he'll jump on ebay and get some for you ;p

Seriously you don't want them, another snake oil type product... :jerry:

[HenryDorsetCase]

I've got some anal beads I would sell. Only slightly used.

[caspernz]

Try Bridgestone/Firestone commercial, as we run the equivalent in our truck steer tyres.

[ruaphu]

Try Bridgestone/Firestone commercial, as we run the equivalent in our truck steer tyres.

Cheers, will do.

[Motu]

Huntly Honda used to sell them....but they've changed ownership, so don't know if they still stock them.

[AllanB]

Lots of Yanks swear by them. Never been game to try them - always chicken out after spending a small fortune on new tyres!

[ruaphu]

Call Robert Taylor in the naki, he'll jump on ebay and get some for you ;p

Seriously you don't want them, another snake oil type product... :jerry:

Yeah may have to see him at some stage to set up the front suspension on me vulcan to match ohlins rear shock set up.

Ok, if not a good product, why and what is better? I'm sick of stick on weights, clip ons that feck ya rims by clumsy tyre fitters and big 'expensive' cruiser tyre's that go out of balance as they wear (quickly).

Bear in mind the bike, a Kawa 2000cc Vulcan is ridden by a fat bugger that pushes the bike hard around corners, not putt about on, it's also mostly ridden two up as well. It's long, heavy and equipped with 180nm of torques to shred tyres like cheese. It doesn'y wear tyres out, it simply devours them every five thousand K's or so. As it eats rubber they quickly get out of balance, causing more issues. Hence why I thought I'd give these dynabead thingies a go in the next set of tyres due shortly (will be the third set in ten months)

[Motu]

I've been using them for several years, they probably work as I don't have any vibration issues. I have them in my tubeless and tubed tyres - much easier with the tubes, changing a tubeless you have to get them out of the old tyre, and some get out on the floor....

[Fiddy40]

Anyone know if Dynabeads are available in NZ, If so where from? Cheers

Try a search on here for a thread I posted sometime back, I used them and thought they were great.

[R650R]

I've been using them for several years, they probably work as I don't have any vibration issues. I have them in my tubeless and tubed tyres - much easier with the tubes, changing a tubeless you have to get them out of the old tyre, and some get out on the floor....

I've not been using them and no vibration issues on either bike.


Lots of Yanks swear by them....

aka people on the internets, lots of Yanks also reckon that....

Back to original poster, not had a big cruiser, does sound like an interesting technical problem though with how much rubber those tyres would lose.
But the real world test is are they in popular use? If they really did work tyre shops both car and bike would be chomping at the bit to charge an extra $10 or so for a product that is easily applied with no training needed etc...

[FJRider]

Anyone know if Dynabeads are available in NZ, If so where from? Cheers

Using the search facility here on KB ...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/106173-Dyna-Beads?highlight=dynabeads

A quick Google found ...

EZYRIDE DYNA BEADS
Astro-Safety-Products Offices
25 Mawson St
Hillarys 6025 W.A Australia
Email: aafrasta@bigpond.net.au

Astro-Safety-Products Warehousing
25 Mawson St
Hillarys 6025 W.A Australia
Email: aafrasta@bigpond.net.au

[ruaphu]

Using the search facility here on KB ...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/106173-Dyna-Beads?highlight=dynabeads

A quick Google found ...

EZYRIDE DYNA BEADS
Astro-Safety-Products Offices
25 Mawson St
Hillarys 6025 W.A Australia
Email: aafrasta@bigpond.net.au

Astro-Safety-Products Warehousing
25 Mawson St
Hillarys 6025 W.A Australia
Email: aafrasta@bigpond.net.au

Cheers FJR


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[Motu]

I've not been using them and no vibration issues on either bike.

You response is the same as all the other internet nay sayers - you haven't used them. I have, and have nothing negative to say about them....whether they work or not, balanced and unbalanced tyres, probably debatable.

[caspernz]

Ok, let me add another 5 cents then. We run the dynabeads or whatever equivalent the tyre guy uses, in the steer tyres on Scania trucks. The reason for this is supremely simple, the clearance between rim and brake calipers is so slim that weights stuck to the inside of the rims would get mushed or torn off. Now a new set of steer tyres is ok until they're about half worn or so, then they used to start to shake and vibrate a little due to slightly uneven wear, the joys of high power and heavy loads. Add beads and this problem stays away. So do the beads work? In my personal experience, hell yes!

The only variable would be knowing how much to add to a bike tyre in terms of weight of beads. The problem described by OP of high wear rates on a big heavy bike ridden hard has similarities to the truck tyres we used to have....and yes beads do work in terms of keeping a tyre balanced as it wears, at least in my personal experience.

[nzspokes]

What makes these beads different to say ball bearings?

Ive never seen them so was wondering?

[caspernz]

What makes these beads different to say ball bearings?

Ive never seen them so was wondering?

In size they're no bigger than the ball at the end of a fine tip ballpoint. And any colour you like, as long as you like black :banana:

[R650R]

Ok, let me add another 5 cents then. We run the dynabeads or whatever equivalent the tyre guy uses, in the steer tyres on Scania trucks. The reason for this is supremely simple, the clearance between rim and brake calipers is so slim that weights stuck to the inside of the rims would get mushed or torn off. Now a new set of steer tyres is ok until they're about half worn or so, then they used to start to shake and vibrate a little due to slightly uneven wear, the joys of high power and heavy loads. Add beads and this problem stays away. So do the beads work? In my personal experience, hell yes!

The only variable would be knowing how much to add to a bike tyre in terms of weight of beads. The problem described by OP of high wear rates on a big heavy bike ridden hard has similarities to the truck tyres we used to have....and yes beads do work in terms of keeping a tyre balanced as it wears, at least in my personal experience.

Truck steer tyres can be fickle things, sounds like its worked for you. On a side note the last CVIU that pulled me said any sign of uneven wear or scalloping (seems to happen lot on Scanias) was an instant rectify notice. The only balance issue I experiences with worn steers is when tight arse employer flips them on rim to even wear, that always creates a vibration problem :crazy:

[nzspokes]

In size they're no bigger than the ball at the end of a fine tip ballpoint. And any colour you like, as long as you like black :banana:

Oh really? So you can stuff them down the valve hole after the tyre is fitted. Thats kinda cool.

I was going to paint my rims and didnt want weights on them. may well look at this.

[Kickaha]

The only balance issue I experiences with worn steers is when tight arse employer flips them on rim to even wear, that always creates a vibration problem :crazy:
If it is done on a regular basis it shouldn't, most people leave it too long

[jellywrestler]

I've got some anal beads I would sell. Only slightly used.

Does Drew know you're selling the gift he gave ya?

[caspernz]

Oh really? So you can stuff them down the valve hole after the tyre is fitted. Thats kinda cool.

I was going to paint my rims and didnt want weights on them. may well look at this.

Mmmm, dunno about the stuffing them down the valve hole idea. Our tyre guys have small plastic bags of beads, matched for rim diameter if I recall correctly, and the whole bag gets inserted when the new tyre goes on. Bag bursts when tyre rotates and beads do their thing...apparently.
When you see the beads scatter when the tyre is demounted at end of life...the idea of putting them thru the valve hole at the start will lose appeal...

[sil3nt]

Good way to piss off the mechanics next time they change your tyres :niceone:

[Katman]

First time I ever came across them in a tyre I thought I'd stumbled onto a drug importation racket.

[varminter]

First time I ever came across them in a tyre I thought I'd stumbled onto a drug importation racket.

I have to ask, did you try them up your nose before you found out?