Tyre Pressures for Trainers

portland_bill
portland_bill Posts: 287
edited December 2011 in Road beginners
Evening all!

Just picked my Minoura V130 trainer up last night and getting set up tonight so I can use it tomorrow morning. The inner tube on my rear wheel needs changing and I'm just wondering what tyre pressure works best for turbo trainers.

Can anyone recommend?

Ta!

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  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,342
    i use the same as for riding, c. 110psi

    if you are going to use the turbo a lot, bear in mid that they can wear out normal tyres a bit faster than usual
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  • portland_bill
    portland_bill Posts: 287
    Aye that's fine, I'm just using a crappy cheap tyre for now until I get a proper trainer tyre. Cheers for that though!
  • McBain_v1
    McBain_v1 Posts: 5,237
    Be aware that fitting a dedicated turbo training tyre can be a real arse - all that extra rubber makes things really inflexible (said the actress to the bishop)
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  • brettjmcc
    brettjmcc Posts: 1,361
    Tacx recommends this for issues with slipping etc

    - Make sure the roller sits against the tyre without pressure. Then entirely turn the black knob 3 times.
    - Make sure the tyre is always inflated at 6 to 7 bar (do detach the tyre from the roller when you stop riding).
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  • gazman1
    gazman1 Posts: 77
    hi all, sorry for the hijack, i have just bought a TT are there any recommended sessions anywhere for a newbie to TT riding thanks in advance and as said apollogies for the hijack.
  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    gazman1 wrote:
    hi all, sorry for the hijack, i have just bought a TT are there any recommended sessions anywhere for a newbie to TT riding thanks in advance and as said apollogies for the hijack.

    Have a look on here: http://www.turbotraining.co.uk/

    it gives you structured workouts for different focuses, and you can search according to whether you use a heart rate monitor, cadence meter, power meter or none at all.
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  • gazman1
    gazman1 Posts: 77
    MattC59 thanks for the reply will have a look at that mate. :-)

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