advice on turbo trainer

[nicholas]

hi been thinking of buying my first turbo for when its just to miserable to go out (plus I am soft ) my question is do I have to remove my back spindle to use a trainer is this hard to do never done it before new to this cycling thing also can any damage be done to my back wheel whilst using trainer your advice would be appreciated

 

[Dusty Bin]

Removing/replacing the QR is very simple. The trainer won't damage your wheel, but you might see a bit of accelerated wear on your rear tyre.

 

[nicholas]

thanks dusty was wondering if there was any trainers that I don't need to mess with qr

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Most turbos will come with a skewer. Swap it out and forget - there's no reason to change it back for road use

 

[Dusty Bin]

thanks dusty was wondering if there was any trainers that I don't need to mess with qr

I'm not aware of any, although there may be some. In reality though, swapping a skewer takes 10 seconds - and as TMHNET says, you can leave it on the bike anyway.

 

[accountantpete]

Firstly - I wouldn't splash all your cash on a turbo - they are very boring after a while.

If you have a wheel with a solid axle then obviously the QR supplied with the turbo won't work - Tacx (one of the main makers) sell a Tacx Axle Nut which will enable you to use their turbo.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

I wondered when the first anti would appear. Settle in for a long winter folks.

 

[nicholas]

Thanks all will do a little more research before i commit to anything

 

[Dusty Bin]

Firstly - I wouldn't splash all your cash on a turbo - they are very boring after a while.

If you are on a turbo and thinking how boring it is - then you are not using it correctly.

 

[nicholas]

My choices are watch corrie or emmerdale with the woman or turbo in garage withtunes on hmmm

 

[Kies]

First turbo session of the autumn/winter. Was only 30 mins but felt great to get a sweat up in the garage - looking out at the rain