Disc Brake (Specialized Ruby / Roubaix) and Turbo Trainers

[jamin100]

My wife got a new Specialized Ruby disc brake bike in November that has a 142mm thru axle. I purchased a QR adapter but we soon found that the Ruby was too wide for our Elite Crono Elastrogel fluid trainer.

We have a Kickr Core but its too much of a faff (apparently) and too heavy as she take the turbo down to the local club on a weekly basis for a training session.

Does anyone know of a cheap ish turbo trainer that will opn wide enough to fit the rear stays of the specialized ruby on? The male version of the Ruby is the roubaix, so i presume they will be roughly the same

Thanks

 

[cm2mackem]

I had a problem with the Roubaix, I bought a QR and had to take the plastic cups off the part that holds the bike , its still steady but not as pretty.

 

[jamin100]

Hrm - I have an elite crono fluid It’s literally millimetres too wide

Wonder if I can force the trainer a bit wider
I shall investigate

 

[ColinJ]

Hrm - I have an elite crono fluid It’s literally millimetres too wide

Wonder if I can force the trainer a bit wider
I shall investigate

Could you file those few mm off the part on the trainer that the QR fits into?

 

[jamin100]

Could you file those few mm off the part on the trainer that the QR fits into?

Yeh that’s what I was thinking
It’s a Thru axel bike so I needed to buy a special QR converter.

I’ll see if I can “adapt” it