Spare Rear Wheel for Turbo - what bits do I need?

hatbeard

I've got a specialized tricross sport 2010 running on stock wheels and I want to use it with my newly acquired cycleops jet fluid pro turbo trainer but the tyres I'm using are a bit too knobbly for the turbo and generate quite a bit of noise. so i want a wheel I can chuck a slick/turbo specific tyre onto and then when I want to use the turbo I can remove my road wheel and throw the turbo one on.

I'm new to cycling so I don't know a great deal about what I need to get to put the wheel together so that it doesnt mess with my existing setup.

Ideally I want to do this as cheap as possible. I'd be using the wheel on the turbo and the occasional quick ride across greenwich on my way to/from turbo sessions with the greenwich tritons but nothing more than that.

my bikes specs can be found on the page below by clicking on the tech specs tab:-
http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBC ... nuItemId=0

sc999cs

First turbo specific tyres should not be used off a turbo because of the rubber compounds being completely unsuitable - not sure why specifically, maybe it wears too quickly?

All you need is a wheel with a rear cassette which matches your existing wheel (i.e. 9 speed shimano). That's it, nothing else.

I'd recommend though a good music player / DVD player and a fan to keep you cool while training because turbo sessions on your own are mentally hard, just staring at the same bit of wall.

hatbeard

ok so basically my shopping list is

any 700c wheel
a hub that is compatible with a shimano 9-speed cassette
9 speed cassette
either turbo specific tyre or a regular slick (to allow occassional short-distance usage)

anything i'm missing?

deptfordmarmoset

I've got a serviceable 700 x 23c slick tyre that's going spare and I'm only a few hundred yards away from you. (Though I wouldn't hare down Blackheath Hill on a greasy night with it on - it really feels no great attachment to wet roads....)

Blue Meanie

Those there Turbo-Tyres can be awkward at least to fit, even I had to resort to using a tyre-lever. They are incredibly hard wearing and offer no grip on the road, but they do come in funny colours.