Questions? picking up a second hand turbo trainer tonight

NITR8s

As title says I am picking up a turbo trainer tonight, which I hope I can use to train more. The idea is to do 30mins to 1hour cycling a day, as I can do it while watching TV etc.

Now the question is do I need to change the rear tyre, or do I just except the fact it will wear out sooner and I will have to replace.

I have also read that sweat can damage my bike, now I dont worry about this at all while riding outside and I dont see how riding inside would make much of a difference.

Simon_H

Get a fan, as you will not believe how much you will sweat. I use old tyres on the back at lower pressure than normal, they do get warm which the trainer tyres dont ( hence the lower pressure ).

dw300

Your tyres not going to wear out in a month because you use it on a turbo trainer, I wouldn't bother changing tyre every day, but if you have a spare wheel, put a trainer tyre on that.

Put a towel round your shoulders while on the trainer, you can mop up 3/4 of the sweat with that.

Also, won't lower pressure on a trainer tyre increase the heat, and make things wear out sooner? Would the heat of the tyre will increase the pressure to bursting point?