Turbo with old bike

[digit]

I have an older bike with bolt on back wheel, wanting to get a turbo for the winter but all I've seen are suitable with quick release wheels.
Anyone know different or do I have to change from bolt on to hollow axle?

Cheers
digit

 

[Crandoggler]

You can buy adapters, depending on the turbo. Or buy a new wheel with QR.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

You can buy adapters, depending on the turbo. Or buy a new wheel with QR.

Or just a new hollow axle, & QR.....................

 

[digit]

Thanks for the replies,
don't want to go down the new wheel as this will probably end up on the turbo full time when I get a new bike ...(soon I hope),
Richard, new hollow the same length as current axle? with QR.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Richard, new hollow the same length as current axle? with QR.

No, shorter, as otherwise you'd be clamping it onto thin-air

Measure the internal gap between the drop-outs, & you need an axle suitable for that distance
Failing that, take bike to 'LBS', and ask them to supply & fit one (I say take bike, not just wheel, so they can measure for themselves)

 

[screenman]

The 2 turbo's here take both types of axles.

 

[Trull]

Huh? My turbo is fully adjustable? You just screw it in and out with a lever to clamp the axle to finish. Am I missing something here? You just need the adaptors.

 

[digit]

Trull, what turbo and adaptor do you use ?

 

[Trull]

I have a Cyclops Fluid 2, been using it for a while, as it was the quietest magneto-fluid trainer with a proper leak free design. Its also pretty heavy duty… like my middle :-)
I don't need an adaptor as I have standard campag steel QR skewers, and the amount of adjustment is really large so it would take a much wider axel than my 135mm or 130mm rear hubs…or indeed an adaptor for different axel styles.

 

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

I never used adapters with a bolt through axle rear wheel, the cups on my turbo at the time slotted over perfectly

 

[stephec]

If you're sure it's only going to be used on the turbo you could saw the spare axle off flush with the outside edge of the nuts.

That way it'll have the same shape/profile as a QR fitting.

 

[digit]

Thanks lads,

think I'll get a turbo and see whats what. If I have to change/adapt then no real issue.

Cheers