Trainer Wheel and Cassette for Turbo

sonny73
sonny73 Posts: 2,203
edited August 2009 in Road buying advice
Can anyone recommend a decent rear wheel and cassette, cheap/good price suitable for hammering it only on a turbo.
Cheers :D

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  • bikerZA
    bikerZA Posts: 314
    Sonny73 wrote:
    Can anyone recommend a decent rear wheel and cassette, cheap/good price suitable for hammering it only on a turbo.
    Cheers :D
    All you need to do is get a cassette the same as the one you currently use, get a cheap wheel either from a bike shop or ebay, stick the cassette on, and you're away.
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  • larmurf
    larmurf Posts: 110
    Sonny73 wrote:
    Can anyone recommend a decent rear wheel and cassette, cheap/good price suitable for hammering it only on a turbo.
    Cheers :D

    I bought a Tacx Trainer Tire T1390
    Supposed to "Minimise overheating slipping and wear of the tyre"
    No idea if it does or not as it is still in cupboard
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  • chriskempton
    chriskempton Posts: 1,245
    larmurf wrote:
    Sonny73 wrote:
    Can anyone recommend a decent rear wheel and cassette, cheap/good price suitable for hammering it only on a turbo.
    Cheers :D

    I bought a Tacx Trainer Tire T1390
    Supposed to "Minimise overheating slipping and wear of the tyre"
    No idea if it does or not as it is still in cupboard

    I don't know how long trainer tyres last, but I know I knacked an expensive PR3 pretty quickly on my turbo last winter :(
  • bikerZA
    bikerZA Posts: 314
    Just stick a cheap, old tyre on your back wheel you're using on the trainer. I found on my Tacx trainer, the tyre wore to the point of being completely smooth, but no more. The tyre was on the trainer for 2 years, and we're talking lots of hours on the trainer (at least 2 or 3 2hr sessions per week).
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