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Originally Posted by jkessler_22

Our team was using a Plaction wheel until the tread separated at the stapled connection and gave one of the mentors a pretty nasty "rug burn". We went to the pneumatic wheels and balanced them initially by adding 0.75 oz of automotive stick-on weights (Harbor Freight has them) to the opening in the hub directly across from the valve. That seemed to work much more smoothly, but we will probably try to fine tune the balance before competition.

Where exactly did you add the weights?

When you say opening across from the valve stem, does that mean on top of the hub, or in between the spokes?