Carbon Bike on the Turbo?

[bpsmith]

How many of you use a Carbon bike on your Turbo?

 

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

Sometimes. Where are you going with this?

 

[MichaelO]

Yep. Safer than taking it out in the rain

 

[Cuchilo]

No but i would if my TT bike was carbon .

 

[Hip Priest]

I know someone who recently experienced a frame breakage at the point where the chainstays meet the BB. Bloke in the shop reckons it was caused by using the bike on a turbo.

 

[Citius]

And so it begins....

Cue more 'bloke in shop' and 'mate's cousin's brother down the pub' type comments...

 

[bpsmith]

Similar discussion at work, hence the question.

 

[Citius]

It's fine. You will exert far more force on a frame through riding it hard on the road...

 

[bpsmith]

Won't be riding it whilst clamped to anything though.

 

[MichaelO]

Thank god the pro's don't use their carbon bikes on turbos....oh wait....

 

[Citius]

Won't be riding it whilst clamped to anything though.

Glad to hear it..

 

[ayceejay]

What turbo is it?

 

[bpsmith]

Tacx Vortex Smart

 

[Accy cyclist]

There's a bloke in my LBS who says his mate's cousin knows someone down the pub who wouldn't have a carbon framed bike for love nor money!

 

[ayceejay]

The tacx attaches to the back wheel, that is why I was asking because once upon a time there were turbo's that attached to the front fork.
At a race meeting - track - cx - TT you see lot's of carbon bikes on turbo's as riders warm up. Ask yourself this, would a professional rider do such a dangerous thing? Having said that I think it is safe to say that those bikes will be top quality and a cheap frame might be different but this is a fault with the frame that could happen anywhere.