Trainer tires...

[nscrbug]

I may be in the minority here, but...my DH (I don't use a trainer...would rather take a spin class) uses a dedicated trainer tire for one reason only...because they don't shred and end up on the wall behind the trainer, nearly as fast as a road tire does. The first time my DH used the trainer I bought him for Xmas 2 years ago, he used a regular old worn-out tire...and the wall behind the trainer was covered in black rubber bits that tore and shredded off the tire with just 1 use. After cleaning up that mess on the wall, we decided to buy a trainer tire...much better and cleaner.

[PinkBike]

nscrbug: ditto. exactly.

[LivetoRide]

I may be in the minority here, but...my DH (I don't use a trainer...would rather take a spin class) uses a dedicated trainer tire for one reason only...because they don't shred and end up on the wall behind the trainer, nearly as fast as a road tire does. The first time my DH used the trainer I bought him for Xmas 2 years ago, he used a regular old worn-out tire...and the wall behind the trainer was covered in black rubber bits that tore and shredded off the tire with just 1 use. After cleaning up that mess on the wall, we decided to buy a trainer tire...much better and cleaner.

Interesting. I've never had that problem with my Kurt Kinetic trainer.

[nscrbug]

Interesting. I've never had that problem with my Kurt Kinetic trainer.

Hmmm...KK trainer here, too. I've heard of the shredding problem happening with many others, as well. It could very well be some kind of flywheel adjustment issue, but we weren't willing to take the chance of dirtying up the wall again.

[skinimini]

Hi all, haven't been here in a while. Still iced in here in Atlanta and I'm just desperate for some time on the bike. Pulled out the trainer, got it all set up, but for the life of me I can't get the trainer tire on. I've never tried to change a tire this stiff. Any wisdom about how to make this a little easier?

Thanks for any help you can give!