turbo trainer tyre

Amprodude

Just wondering can one use a turbo trainer tyre out on the road if needed? I am putting one on my current bike for turbo trainer but occassionally i may use this bike out on the road if needed. I never had a turbo trainer tyre before so thsts why i am asking.

Thanks.

detones

Amprodude wrote: »

Just wondering can one use a turbo trainer tyre out on the road if needed? I am putting one on my current bike for turbo trainer but occassionally i may use this bike out on the road if needed. I never had a turbo trainer tyre before so thsts why i am asking.

Thanks.

No don't do this. If it rains you'll end up in a ditch.

funnights74

Turbo trainer tyres are definitely not for road use. I've never tried them myself but a cycling buddy had a tumble when he left it on and went out for a quick spin. Luckily he was not hurt but he will not take any chances in the future,

DirkVoodoo

Eh no...

I'm also pretty sure manufacturers explicitly warm against it. Always read the instructions.

Beasty

No grip and no puncture protection ...

Amprodude

Beasty wrote: »

No grip and no puncture protection ...

I was thinking that but said i would ask to be sure.

What should I do so do you think? I have the turbo trainer set up that it will be staying in the one spot. I have a spare rear racer wheel with no cassette.

I was going to put a turbo trainer tyre on the spare wheel get a cassette and maybe switch wheels over but unfortuntately i am not great at indexing and tuning the gears and chain properly. I dont have enough experience at it. Tried to do it on an old mountain bike but i never got it fully correct. That was ok because it wasnt worth anything but my bike i would be using now is worth alot more and dont want to damage it. It will be my winter bike,training bike, back up bike etc and want it ready to go in a worse case scanerio with my first bike.

If i was to do it this way, would i have to get a spare chain too for the cassette?

If all above fails i was going to get a cheap second hand hybrid and put my old racer wheels on it and use on turbo trainer but then i would have three bikes and not sure if there would be any sense to it? Second bike could be idle then.I just dont know what to do.

I usually do the wrong thing so I would greatly take advice on what is the best thing to do here.

Thanks.

bren_mc

Amprodude wrote: »

I was thinking that but said i would ask to be sure.

What should I do so do you think? I have the turbo trainer set up that it will be staying in the one spot. I have a spare rear racer wheel with no cassette.

I was going to put a turbo trainer tyre on the spare wheel get a cassette and maybe switch wheels over but unfortuntately i am not great at indexing and tuning the gears and chain properly. I dont have enough experience at it.

I was in the same boat as yourself. I got a spare cassette and put it on the spare wheel. Watched a youtube video on indexing the gears - you should be able to do the necessary by just twisting the barrell adjuster. It's handy enough to do. I'd say getting another bike would be complete overkill:eek:

Never bothered getting a turbo specific tyre - I'm just using an old half worn schwalbe blizzard. Can anyone tell me is there any advantage in getting a turbo tyre?

detones

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Never bothered getting a turbo specific tyre - I'm just using an old half worn schwalbe blizzard. Can anyone tell me is there any advantage in getting a turbo tyre?[/quote]

Turbo specific tire should be less noisy and slip less on trainer.

Beasty

bren_mc wrote: »

Can anyone tell me is there any advantage in getting a turbo tyre?

A normal tyre will wear a lot quicker and is likely to overheat which (I think) may increase the risk of a blowout particularly if you do longer sessions

Chips Lovell

I just use old tyres on my turbo wheel.

Amprodude

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

I just use old tyres on my turbo wheel.

How many Kms would a normal tyre do before they wear out on turbo trainer? I have an old racer wheel with about 1500km done on road. Would it last long if I vary my training on the turbo trainer with it?

Beasty

Amprodude wrote: »

How many Kms would a normal tyre do before they wear out on turbo trainer? I have an old racer wheel with about 1500km done on road. Would it last long if I vary my training on the turbo trainer with it?

1,500km is not far really - give it a go - you can afford to let it wear a lot more than on the road as if it does blowout you don't have to find a way to get home

Dermot Illogical

Amprodude wrote: »

What should I do so do you think? I have the turbo trainer set up that it will be staying in the one spot. I have a spare rear racer wheel with no cassette.

Switch the cassette to whichever wheel you want to use? It only takes a minute.

Masala

risk of a blowout

.. been there...done that!

Happened to me on a remote road. Thought it was a gun shot behind me. Of course - not much I could do without a tyre. So a call home and get the wife to come collect me. The first time I realised how COLD one can get when stopped. So now proper Tacx Turbo tyre used for turbo training.

Amprodude

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

Switch the cassette to whichever wheel you want to use? It only takes a minute.

I could but would it be better to have one fitted to the spear wheel? I dont mind swapping wheels over, its the problem with gear indexing and tuning i dont want to encounter if there are problems. Might try and read up and watch videos on how to do it effectively without hassle.

Mcofferon

Amprodude wrote: »

I could but would it be better to have one fitted to the spear wheel? I dont mind swapping wheels over, its the problem with gear indexing and tuning i dont want to encounter if there are problems. Might try and read up and watch videos on how to do it effectively without hassle.

Amprodude, if you get the same size cassette for your second wheel (eg 10 speed for 10 speed) as you have on your original then all things being equal you shouldn't have to worry about adjusting the indexing.

Amprodude

Mcofferon wrote: »

Amprodude, if you get the same size cassette for your second wheel (eg 10 speed for 10 speed) as you have on your original then all things being equal you shouldn't have to worry about adjusting the indexing.

Good point, yeah I will do exactly that and give it a go and see how I get on. If I have any trouble, Il post on here again with photos of the problem etc. I think getting another bike specifically for the trainer would be OTT and unnecessary having second thoughts.