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bike for turbo trainer

  • 30-03-2013 9:36pm
    #1
    Amprodude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭


    Hi just wondering what would be my best bet for bike on a turbo trainer? I have a road bike at the moment but i put new wheels and tyres on it 3 months ago, now im not training at the moment bacause im badly injured but hopefully in a month or two i might be able to do some training on my turbo trainer and i want to pick up a second bike to attach onto my turbo trainer.

    The turbo trainer is wearing down my back tyre on my road bike so without changing wheels and cassettes, i want to pick up another cheap bike to leave attached to turbo trainer permanently and maybe put on a turbo trainer tyre on it. What I want to know is should i get a cheap road bike or cheap hybrid for my turbo trainer? Which bike should i get or does it really matter?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    irishbuzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 401 ✭✭irishbuzz


    Do you still have the original wheels? Why not just fit the rear one with a cassette and turbo tyre and swap it in as you need it?


  • #3
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,505 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    If you will be off the road for some time, probably cheaper to just get a trainer tyre and fit it to your existing rear wheel.

    Otherwise, most people seem to do just fine with an old rear wheel and a spare cassette. It takes a few seconds to swap wheels around.


  • #4
    Amprodude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Amprodude


    irishbuzz wrote: »
    Do you still have the original wheels? Why not just fit the rear one with a cassette and turbo tyre and swap it in as you need it?

    DirkVoodoo wrote: »
    If you will be off the road for some time, probably cheaper to just get a trainer tyre and fit it to your existing rear wheel. Otherwise, most people seem to do just fine with an old rear wheel and a spare cassette. It takes a few seconds to swap wheels around.

    Thats the way i would have liked to have done it but im not great at bike DIY. I can do it but i will nearly always leave myself with a problem.

    I have the two old wheels but no cassette. I can change wheels etc but im not great to index gears if a problem was to arise etc.


  • #5
    Amprodude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Amprodude


    Amprodude wrote: »
    Thats the way i would have liked to have done it but im not great at bike DIY. I can do it but i will nearly always leave myself with a problem.

    I have the two old wheels but no cassette. I can change wheels etc but im not great to index gears if a problem was to arise etc.

    Ok after watching a few videos on youtube i reckon i can do it. I just need one of you guys to check over this before proceding.

    Like i said already i have a spare back wheel. On my bike with the new wheels there are 8 cogs shimano on back wheel. So i am guessing i will need to buy a shimano 8 speed cassette first to fit to my old wheel? In some of the videos there were saying that it was important to change chain too. I already have a new chain.

    From my understanding with installing the cassette i will need a shimano lock nut that i can buy in a bike shop and an adjustable wrench which i have already to tighten lock nut until it cant be turned no more and then the cassette is installed?

    Anything else i need to have/do before installing?

    Thanks


  • #6
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    make sure the cassette you buy has the same range as the cassette you currently have on your new wheels, that way you won't have to worry about indexing the gears to suit each wheel.

    If you have one of those sram chains with the quick release link, get another one, use one for cycling and one for turbo, that way you wont wear your chain and cassette down as quickly.


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  • #7
    Amprodude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Amprodude


    Seaneh wrote: »
    make sure the cassette you buy has the same range as the cassette you currently have on your new wheels, that way you won't have to worry about indexing the gears to suit each wheel.

    If you have one of those sram chains with the quick release link, get another one, use one for cycling and one for turbo, that way you wont wear your chain and cassette down as quickly.

    Can I ask what do you mean by same range when buying cassette?

    How many miles/Kms before a chain starts to wear? Does it vary?


  • #8
    Amprodude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Amprodude


    Seaneh wrote: »

    If you have one of those sram chains with the quick release link, get another one, use one for cycling and one for turbo, that way you wont wear your chain and cassette down as quickly.

    I have one. Do these chains come in different length sizes? how would i know to get the correct one?


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