Turbo shreds tyre....

[Crackle]

...shock horror......

Yep, treads lifted and unbonded - heat I would imagine.

Been thinking of getting a turbo wheel with a turbo tyre on for that very reason, just a pain changing it all the time. What do others do?

 

[Steve Austin]

the orange conti tyre is what i do. its a pig to fit as its very tight. but whirrs less and rolls better.

bargain really

 

[fossyant]

You've got the pressure too high (tyre/roller) - I can run Michelin Pro Race 2's on my turbo without any problems - and they are light race tyres.

 

[Crackle]

You've got the pressure too high (tyre/roller) - I can run Michelin Pro Race 2's on my turbo without any problems - and they are light race tyres.

I have been reducing the pressure for on the trainer: Blizzards at 110 for the road get put down to 80 on the trainer. What pressure do you use? I also have an adjustment knob which I just notch up until there's no slip on a sudden sprint.

the orange conti tyre is what i do. its a pig to fit as its very tight. but whirrs less and rolls better.

Is that the turbo one? And do you use it on the road as well?

 

[Steve Austin]

the Orange Turbo tyre. About £15 i think..

Not for road use, as it ain't got no grip.

works fine for the turbo though

 

[Crackle]

the Orange Turbo tyre. About £15 i think..

Not for road use, as it ain't got no grip.

works fine for the turbo though

So do you swop wheels then or have you a turbo bike? I was thinking of doing that actually!

 

[fossyant]

Nooooo.......... pressure of the roller on the tyre - tyre pressure should be the same - make sure the roller just touches, if it slips a lot then tighten - expect a little slip on a big acceleration but that's it - don't go too 'tight' as that's where the heat is.

I use road pressure and allow for a little slip.....

 

[Crackle]

Nooooo.......... pressure of the roller on the tyre - tyre pressure should be the same - make sure the roller just touches, if it slips a lot then tighten - expect a little slip on a big acceleration but that's it - don't go too 'tight' as that's where the heat is.

I use road pressure and allow for a little slip.....

Ah! misunderstood thee. I've been trying to work out what the best combination of tyre pressure and tyre roller pressure should be. I had been using road pressure but was getting slippage hence lowering the pressure. It's probably the last 100 miles which have buggered it then. Still, before that I was getting a flat spot over the tyre so I was thinking of changing to a turbo tyre anyway.

 

[Jacomus-rides-Gen]

I deffo recommend a turbo tyre.

I have the Tacx one, and it is much much better than running road tyres on it.

To answer your other question, yes, I do have a turbo wheel - happens to be an old one from when I upgraded to my Aksiums. I would recommend just buying a dirt cheap wheel and using it for the turbo.

 

[andygates]

I've just slapped on the yellow Conti turbo tyre (bionic thumbs to the rescue, wakka..wakka..wakka...) and am retiring my road bike until it's nice out there. More fixie-inna-headwind for me!

 

[Crackle]

Right! Temporarily got another road tyre a Bontrager (LBS is a Trek shop). They stock the turbo tyres but they didn't have a nice cheap 2nd hand rear wheel and a new one plus block was getting into 'cheap set off e-bay territory'.

There was also some discussion about running my 10spd chain on a 7 spd block - I wasn't keen on this. Will it make a difference, as a 7 spd is cheaper than a 10.

Also regarding wheel dish. Is there any difference in the dish for a 10 spd as opposed to a 7spd cassette/block?

 

[fossyant]

Your dish will be different - I.e you might need to trim the mech to use the block correctly. Even different makes of wheels, using the same size blocks can vary by a mm or so - my HOPE hubs were a mm or so different from my Dura Ace hubs - so when swapping wheels it meant a half turn on the adjuster. Easy when you know how much adjustment is necessary.

Don't forget - 7 speed blocks have about 3.1mm spacing and 10 speed is a fair bit narrower.