Hi girls, so in the wake of Sandy and not being able to leave my apartment I put my bike on my trainer. For some reason my rear tire is so squeaky! I cleaned the fly wheel with acetone and also cleaned off the tire. Still annoyingly squeaky. Any suggestions?
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10-30-2012, 06:40 PM #1
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Indoor trainer tire squeakage!
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10-30-2012, 07:07 PM #2
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Is it slipping? Maybe increase the pressure against the flywheel roller...?
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10-30-2012, 07:55 PM #3
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I adjusted it tighter but it is still pretty squeaky?
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10-31-2012, 01:55 AM #4
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If you're sure it's not slipping, I'd just ride it. In my experience, sometimes that just happens, and it tends to go away pretty fast. Of course, YMMV.
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10-31-2012, 10:45 AM #5
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Some tires are just soft (the rubber, not the pressure) and noisy like that. Ultimately, I bought a trainer tire just because of the noise.
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10-31-2012, 11:54 AM #6
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Do you have enough air in your tire? It's ok for it to squeak. Just be sure you have the tire clamped tightly to the trainer's resistance.
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