Turb-oooh!

Bronzie
Bronzie Posts: 4,927
edited January 2009 in Training, fitness and health
Seems like I'm going to increasingly desperate lengths to get out of riding my turbo trainer.............but blowing my rear rim to pieces seems a little extreme even for me.

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Seems that my admittedly very worn rear rim didn't take kindly to 120psi on a very cold (-3°C) night in the garage.

Still, got me out of a 2x20 session last night, so it's not all bad. :roll:
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  • BeaconRuth
    BeaconRuth Posts: 2,086
    Crikey.......... I've got a very old wheel on my turbo but I always comfort myself as I pump up the tyre that I never use my brakes on the turbo, so the rim isn't getting any more worn. I guess that must have been as much to do with the cold as anything? Or were you a bit over-zealous with the track pump? (or do you do a lot of braking on the turbo?! :shock: )

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  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Think the cold made the rim just a touch more brittle than normal - I'd literally only just started pedalling when the rim de-constructed itself.

    Luckily I had another old wheel in the shed which I've set up for tonight's session.
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  • Ken Night
    Ken Night Posts: 2,005
    My turbo is in the "outside area" ie covered over, but with attractive (ahem) 1970's brick/gap/brick walls. It was -5 C in there this morning and won't be much more than that now. I don't think I can face a turbo session in those conditions

    With regards to wheels, i feel I'm in illustrious company. I also have a very old "mooned" wheel, to use-wouldn't dare take it out on the road. Your pic, Bronzie is just as I imagined a failure to be.

    The bearings are pretty shot too
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