Old Bike for Turbo Training

rich96

Any ideas where I could find an old road bike which I could use for turbo training? Money is limited.

Corporate Camper

where are you based... maybe someone local has something suitable?

Scrumple

buy a new back wheel - something at about £30 - 40 mark.

Remove your current cassette, and place it on the new back wheel.

Buy a spanking new identical cassette for your normal bike wheel.

Hey presto - a custom back wheel for the turbo and a new cassette for the road bike all for under £100 sheets.

Then, flip back wheels and turbo. Flip back to ride. You can even put a special turbo tyre on the dedicated wheel and life is good.

Buying a new bike is arse - the set up wont be the same, nor will the shifters, and it will be a dog. If it is the same as the current bike you need to save the cash and get a better current bike with it!

Bobbinogs

Scrumple wrote:

buy a new back wheel - something at about £30 - 40 mark.

Remove your current cassette, and place it on the new back wheel.

Buy a spanking new identical cassette for your normal bike wheel.

Hey presto - a custom back wheel for the turbo and a new cassette for the road bike all for under £100 sheets.

Then, flip back wheels and turbo. Flip back to ride. You can even put a special turbo tyre on the dedicated wheel and life is good.

Buying a new bike is ars* - the set up wont be the same, nor will the shifters, and it will be a dog. If it is the same as the current bike you need to save the cash and get a better current bike with it!

^^ Wot he said ^^

luv2ride

+1 for turbo trainer rear wheel and cassette.

However, don't do what i did today....before going out on the road today (1st time in 14 days!) I released the rear brake, swapped the wheel and headed out. All good until coming down a particularly steep hill and towards the bottom I found out I had no rear brake :shock: I hadn't re-engaged the caliper after swapping the wheels over - I won't do that again in a hurry