Turbo Advice

[aerobrain]

Hi

I'm thinking about getting a turbo for the garage and was after some advice about tyres. Is it essential to get a training tyre or just ideal? My worry is that whenever the weather permits I want to be riding outside and don't want to be constantly changing the tyre. Eventually when I get some new wheels I'll just put a training tyre on the old one.

I'm guessing the turbo just accelerates the wear?!

Also, any tips on what to look for/avoid in a sub £200 turbo? And any specific models people recommend? I'm looking to do another long distance sportive next year so I'll potentially be doing some long rides on it and would also like to be able to simulate some decent climbs (I don't ask for much )

Cheers

Lee

 

[Rob3rt]

You won't want to be using the same tyre on the road and on the turbo regardless of the tyre you use!

I just use worn road tyres on my turbo wheel. No turbo specific tyre here.

 

[aerobrain]

My problem is I only have one wheel so I'd have to be changing the tyre 2-3 times a week as the weather changes. Surely if you can use a part worn tyre then you can use a fresh tyre? I understand it will wear them quicker but surely that's not a reason you can't use them?!

 

[Rob3rt]

You can use the fresh tyre sure, but unless you wish to be ruining good tyres in a matter of hours and then riding around on a tyre with a flat middle section, you wouldn't want to.

 

[aerobrain]

You can use the fresh tyre sure, but unless you wish to be ruining good tyres in a matter of hours and then riding around on a tyre with a flat middle section, you wouldn't want to.

Guessing I'll probably be better off buying a better set of waterproofs then :-)

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Rain is very similar stuff to what comes out of the shower head when you get back home. Clear, non toxic droplets of liquid that does not burn through clothing and/or skin :-) Get out there in the rain a few times, if its raining on your Sportive day you'll be used to it then.
By all means use a turbo on the grimest of grim days but if its just a bog standard wet day head out with your collar up.

 

[Tyke]

What about a set of rollers.

 

[aerobrain]

What about a set of rollers.

Fair point, certainly worth a look I think

 

[Ghost Donkey]

I love my rolllers but you still get tyre wear. If this is a concern it would be two wheels rather than one. When I bought my TT bike with it's expensive sticky tyres they covered the rollers with tyre fragments in no time. On the other hand my road bike with it's bullet proof hard wearing/much less sticky tyres don't have much of an adverse effect ata ll. I use my rollers generally once a week or two weeks all year round and twice a week in the winter. For variable resistance I change gears.

 

[John Shingler]

I've been thinking about getting a turbo trainer but never even gave the tyre thing a thought. What's the process ..you have another set of wheels? Surely you don't keep changing tyres. I'm not worried about getting wet ...just scared of the dark

 

[screenman]

I have a turbo specific bike, if I did not then I would buy a very cheap wheel (ebay) and use part worn tyres on it.

Do not use a nobbly tyre on the turbo unless you require the vibrator effect, hold on I may have just invented something, anyone got Anne Summers telephone number.

 

[Kies]

My Triban 3 is the winter turbo bike. My son doesn't ride it anyway.

 

[400bhp]

You won't want to be using the same tyre on the road and on the turbo regardless of the tyre you use!

I just use worn road tyres on my turbo wheel. No turbo specific tyre here.

Do you actually ride on the road?



To be fair, using a separate wheel could lead to more issues than using a different tyre. You really need to change the chain as well. If you don't use a separate chain you are going to wear out chains and sprockets fast.

If you're not doing big mileage then i wouldn't worry about tyre wear, assuming you dont have very expensive tyres of course.

FWIW, just ride your bike (in and outdoors) and worry about spare tyres / wheels / bikes for another day.

 

[Rob3rt]

Do you actually ride on the road?



To be fair, using a separate wheel could lead to more issues than using a different tyre. You really need to change the chain as well. If you don't use a separate chain you are going to wear out chains and sprockets fast.

If you're not doing big mileage then i wouldn't worry about tyre wear, assuming you dont have very expensive tyres of course.

FWIW, just ride your bike (in and outdoors) and worry about spare tyres / wheels / bikes for another day.

Only when racing, which would explain why I suck at going round corners, lol! I will come out of hibernation in the winter.

IMO using different wheels and cassettes with the same chain is fine so long as wear on all of the components is kept in check, i.e. don't use a new cassette on one wheel and a worn one on the other. Start with a new chain and 2x new cassettes and don't let the chain end up in a right state.

 

[400bhp]

Only when racing, which would explain why I suck at going round corners, lol! I will come out of hibernation in the winter.

IMO using different wheels and cassettes with the same chain is fine.

You're back to front.

Wait until winter and start mixing and matching cassettes.