Need cheapest rear wheel and cassette - just for turbo train

dubcat

Hi - I am buying a turbo trainer and rather than changing my tyre every time i use it i would like to have a wheel i can use for training with. What's my cheapest solution? Any recommendations appreciated.

My bike uses disk brakes by the way - but i'm not even sure you need a brake on a turbo trainer... do you?

Dub

paul.skibum

Sale wheels from Merlin - I think I saw a 35 quid one in there the other day. You dont need brakes on a turbo but youd want to make sure you didnt accidentally depress the lever if you didnt have a disc in it - put a brake spacer between the pads.

supersonic

http://www.woollyhatshop.com/Wheels/26- ... od_17.html

Greer_

Would you possibly need a spare chain as well? As your current chain will have meshed and worn together with the cassette already on the bike. I cant imagine gears skipping a bit being much of a problem on a turbo though.

dubcat

What do you think of this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rear-Alloy-MT ... 1016wt_871

njee20

That's a 7 speed screw on, not great.

Chunkers1980

Yeah, awful, match what you've got

dubcat

Hmm I need to learn more about wheels - I just don't know enough about them. For now I guess I will live with swapping tyres but if anyone can be so kind as to point me to the cheapest wheel for a rockhopper 2010 i would be ever so grateful. I need cheapest wheel, casette, and either disk or disk spacer that are worth having. It's a cheeky request i know.. i really should know all this.

Njee - i bought a turbo off ebay mate. The guy is meeting me in the AM to hand it over

cooldad

Never used one but if you need to shift gears it is probably easier to change the tyre than reindex the mech each time.

dubcat

reindex the mech? omg.. I have no clue what that means.

i am going to stick with changing the tyre. thanks

cooldad

Generally the cassette/freehub will be slightly different between wheels, so you may (likely) need to adjust the gears slightly.

dubcat

Wow fitted turbo tyre. That sucker was HaRD to get on Going to make swapping tyres a mission. Unless I can get the hang of it I am definitely going to need to buy a spare wheel and cassette. In fact I popped a tube as I resorted to using a tyre lever. Guy in shop showed me how to do it properly so I will give it a try.

dubcat

Guys what does screw on mean ? I really need a spare wheel for the turbo. Changing the trainer tyre is too hard. I have found the same cassette as I have for cheap money ... What do I need to look for in the wheel? I want to get something cheap on eBay - what keywords do I need to look out for?

dubcat

I know I new something that can take a 9 speed cassette and a qr release skewer.

By the way what does 8 speed hub mean? I thought the number of speeds was defined by the cassette.

supersonic

8/9/10 speed hubs are the same. 7 are not.

dubcat

Ahh thx. What does screw on mean in terms of wheels?

supersonic

They don't take cassettes: the freewheel mechanism is integrated into the cogs and screws on to the wheel. Outdated and old system.

dubcat

Ah thx and does solid axle mean it can't take a skewer?

cooldad

Yup. I wouldn't spend too much, you'll be so bored after 5 minutes, it'll probably be back on Ebay before long.

dubcat

I want to spend the minimum. I might get bored but I got no choice... Need to build up my stamina, endurance and power.

bennett_346

I have a quando wheel on my rat bike and they're heavy but work fine. No problems with it yet and i've done around 1k miles so far.

dubcat

http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B0062ZEMKQ

This a good bet?

supersonic

It will do the job. Any 26 inch cassette wheel will.

supersonic

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M-Part-ATB-Di ... 46034a16fa

dubcat

supersonic wrote:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M-Part-ATB-Disc-Rear-QR-MTB-Bike-Wheel-8-9-Speed-Cassette-26-Inch-x-19mm-Silver-/300702897914?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item46034a16fa

Ahhh that's the one i had been eyeing up but i was not confident i had made the right choice. I REALLY appreciate you taking the time to find this for me. Thanks so much. I will order that one. I found the exact same cassette I have on my bike for less than 20 quid too!

http://www.biketart.com/19981/products/ ... PriceComp1