trainer rocking

[Miranda]

you should always check and make sure the legs on the cycleops are fully and evenly spread out. I find that I have a tendancy to lift up on the trainer when I put the bike in and then forgetting to readjust the legs and only remember when I start rocking.

just a thought.

Yea, really good point. Thanks. I've got it on a CycleOps mat on carpet. Hard to tell if even because the surface is not rock hard.

[Miranda]

Thought this might help... where the skewer is locked into the trainer it's not 100% dead-locked tight. It's secure, read: not gonna slip out. But, has some shifting play. Wondering if this is increasing the rocking riding it? I can adjust to tighten it as long as there is not risk of damaging anything. IDK?

[marni]

mine is quite tight, but I would check it out with the bike shop since my bike guy set up everything for me at the shop and then I just duplicated that at home.

[pll]

Mine is tight, too. You may have to remove the bike and adjust the lock ring (the part on the left of the picture... that thing can move further inside).

[Miranda]

Thx for the additional replies... will check her out for a re-adjust.

[Bike Writer]

Miranda,

I have a trainer very similar to yours but it's not a fluid, it's a wind trainer. Mine is rock solid tight and it hurts my hand just a tad to lock it in. If you have some play I suggest it is not tight enough. It would be a good idea to check with your LBS, maybe you don't need to take yours into the store but watch them hook a bike up to it and see for yourself how firmly it should be in place, then you'll know if yours is.

I had a yellow trainer tire put on also but the LBS did it ($20 bux installed), ouch to bloodied knuckles.