is this worth restoring for a trainer??

[Spally]

Hi all,
Just bought a tacx trainer and to use my road bike on it would involve a lot of messing around. Changing road to trainer tyres, taking on and off trip HRM/Cadence monitor etc. So i was looking at getting a cheap second bike just to set up. chatting to my neighbour and he gave me this:

only had time for a quick look over but appears the following need to be done/changed/cleaned:

New Wheels
New chain
chain rings/derailleur/crank etc look a mess but i think a good clean should get them in working order.

now my questions are:
would it be cost effective to get this bike working (not worried about spending mroe than the bike is worth) compared to buying a another second hand bike?
As this is only a 5 gear bike would it be any good on a trainer should i get it up and running?

Many thanks

Paul

 

[AndyRM]

Would it not be cheaper and involved less 'messing around' to just change your tyre and turn off any monitors you didn't want to use? I suppose it depends on how often you'd be swapping the bike between turbo and the road.

 

[Spally]

The idea is to have 2 bikes set up. 1 on the trainer working on cadence and heart monitoring and road bike for putting that training onto the road. GPS unit I have on my road bike doesn't have cadence and hrm monitors so have bought a second computer. Also idea is to keep road bike weight down so I don't want to be adding extra sensors monitors.
Trainer will probably be used during week and out on road bike at weekends.

Thanks

 

[biggs682]

spally if its trainer use only why change wheels ? but yes worth doing either way .

if not pass it on to somebody else who would do it up , there loads of us about who are not worried or scared about using older style bikes , some of us prefer them

 

[400bhp]

Just use your road bike - no need to change tyre.

 

[Spally]

Biggs these wheels have rusted in places beyond repair.

400 its not just the tyres there are a few other little bits that i would use on the trainer and not on the road

 

[biggs682]

Biggs these wheels have rusted in places beyond repair.

400 its not just the tyres there are a few other little bits that i would use on the trainer and not on the road

Spally ok then that makes sense are they 700's ot 27" either way loads are available from anywhere