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A trainer "wheel" too?

patachinpatachin
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OK drainer guru's, got one for you:  I'm getting my first trainer tire.  Do I need to think about a trainer wheel as well?  Is my (stock, i.e., not $600) wheel going to be trashed by the trainer load as well?  Thanks!

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Comments

  • Nemo BrauchNemo Brauch
    You don't need a different wheel. Whatever you normally ride will be just fine.
  • manconamancona
    I don't see any reason you need a trainer wheel. It will take less abuse on the trainer than on the road as it is just spinning with constant force. On the road you have potholes and other bumps that beat up the wheel. It will get less damaged on the trainer.

    Tires are a different story, but I find the Continental Home Trainer tires last significantly longer than normal tires.
  • jburbattjburbatt
    Posted By Matt Ancona on 18 Nov 2010 12:57 PM

    I don't see any reason you need a trainer wheel. It will take less abuse on the trainer than on the road as it is just spinning with constant force. On the road you have potholes and other bumps that beat up the wheel. It will get less damaged on the trainer.



    Tires are a different story, but I find the Continental Home Trainer tires last significantly longer than normal tires.





     

    But they are definitely difficult to get on.  I popped four tubes this year getting that tire on   That being said, spending some time sitting there and stretching the tire out hard before starting to put it on definitely helps some.  And some heavy duty tire levers...

  • Scott AlexanderScott Alexander
    I happened to have a whole other wheel that I could use for my trainer.

    I, too, have the Conti home trainer "yellow" tire. That thing sure does shred particles everywhere though! The back half of my black road bike looks like it got spattered with yellow paint.
  • dan_forbesdan_forbes

     I have one with a 10sp cassette on it if you want it.  The conti wheel has a season worth of wear on it but works fine.  Use some windex to clean it and your set.  

  • Dave TalloDave Tallo
    No dedicated wheel required. After a while, swapping tires gets very easy.

    (I've used a single orange conti hometrainier tire heavily since 2001 - big volume offseasons, hard EN OSs, and pretty much every in-season midweek interval session, all on the same tire. Tens of thousands of miles and it's still going strong. )

  • William JenksWilliam Jenks
    I just use old tires from previous seasons, rather than wear out a relatively new one. I tend to replace my tires when I start to see reason to worry about them (gouge cuts, or just really deep wear)...On the road, I really don't want a tire-induced flat. but this means they are still usable on the trainer. I guess in theory I have the chance of getting a tire-induced flat on the trainer, but this strikes me as much more of a "so what" incident than getting one on the road.
  • ianbalianbal

    I happen to use an old wheel (and bike)but don't think it is necessary. I have had good luck with an old Conti Gatorskin - 2 years of use so far on the trainer and it had a season of light use on the road prior to trainer duty.

     

    Cheers

    Ian

  • patachinpatachin

    wow...thanks for all the info.  you guys are super helpful.  sounds like i'll just burn up my old tires then pop on (apparently by using the jaws of life) a trainer.  thanks.

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