Bike for turbo

Amprodude

At the moment I use my training bike with the turbo. I have a different wheel for the turbo which has a proper turbo trainer tyre. However sometimes when I get home from work I might decide I want to go out for a spin and so I have to change over the wheels and detach bike from the turbo. However, I don't ever change over chains because its takes me too much time to do and I always want to get out before a certain time. I think I would wear my chain and cassettes down by constantly switching them over. I use same chain on both cassettes. Not a wise thing I know.

Anyway I was thinking of picking up a cheap second hand racer and use for the turbo. I don't need wheels as I have a spare set. I just need a frame and groupset. Good or bad idea?

Darkglasses

New bike is always a good idea.

macnab

Great idea, I built a dedicated turbo bike last month from spare parts, the frame is cracked at the seat post weld but fine for the turbo.
I have old strap type pedals on it so I can just go out to my garage in jeans and runners and do a session. I have been doing 10 minute sessions every day since I set it up.

AmberGold

Great idea, pick up one of those Carrera Tdf's on Adverts for €250 or so. No more changing wheels or hauling bikes up and down the stairs (my case). You'll use the turbo more.

Darkglasses

Might as well, even if you do spend 400 euro or more, it'll still be a more realistic riding position than the equivalent spinning bike (and I have used expensive ones)

Radial

I built up a bike last year for use on a turbo.You can do it fairly cheaply, picking up bits on here and ebay etc. If you have an hour to spare you can use all that time on the turbo, not changing wheels clamping the bike and then having to take it off afterwards.

If time is tight and you have a little bit of spare cash, it's defo the way to go.

letape

Surely it makes sense to just have a spare wheel with a turbo specific tyre on it?

It doesn't take more than a minute to swap out the wheel when you want to use the bike on the turbo.

Amprodude

letape wrote: »

Surely it makes sense to just have a spare wheel with a turbo specific tyre on it?

It doesn't take more than a minute to swap out the wheel when you want to use the bike on the turbo.

I think you would need to swap chain over too if you going doing that. I would think your chain would wear quicker if its going from one cassette to another. I have been doing what you suggested before but i find it takes time to me to do all this when im in a hurry.

letape

Amprodude wrote: »

I think you would need to swap chain over too if you going doing that. I would think your chain would wear quicker if its going from one cassette to another. I have been doing what you suggested before but i find it takes time to me to do all this when im in a hurry.

I can't see why you'd swap your chain. I have about four sets of wheels with cassettes fitted that I regularly swap out between two bikes and have no problem with the chains I use.

As long as the chain and cassettes are in good order there would not be a problem.