Trainer tire

willimp12

Hi there,
I just got a new training for riding in the winter. I was wondering if i could buy a cheap tire with a Diamond-knurled tread pattern. Or... should buy a proper trainer tire for 40$.

Thanks

yaya

Last winter I picked an "as new" continental trainer tyre on eBay for £7. They make less noise and don't make any mess...

Matthewfalle

yaya wrote:

Last winter I picked an "as new" continental trainer tyre on eBay for £7. They make less noise and don't make any mess...

Never had any issues with noise and mess using worn out normal tyres. Perhaps trainer ones aren't actually needed shock horror?

pippi_langsamer-2

What the hell is this "mess", people keep going on about?

Are you all using cheese graters on your turbo rollers?

Using my usual Michelin P4 Endurance and not seen any tyre debris :?:

Matthewfalle

But thinking about it:

Option 1. Really rubbish juddering shonky pedalling technique results in tyre skidding all over trainer and tyre shedding, or
Option 2: people convince themselves that, much like Garmins, power meters and the such like that a bloke who lives in Surbiton and rides with Surbiton Cc neeeeeeeds a trainer tyre to prove to his fellow officer orders that he is a proper serious cyclist on his turbo trainer.

While everyone else rides happy (happier?) sans Strava, wattage readings, etc etc.

Could be one of the two I suppose.

But on a serious note - seriously, you don't need them.

cadseen

As mentioned, just use cheep seconds if you have a dedicated wheel for turbo.

Ive done a fair bit of online turbo racing and good supple tyres are as important on the turbo for speed as the road.

Use normal tyre pressures.

mamba80

Matthewfalle wrote:

But thinking about it:

Option 1. Really rubbish juddering shonky pedalling technique results in tyre skidding all over trainer and tyre shedding, or
Option 2: people convince themselves that, much like Garmins, power meters and the such like that a bloke who lives in Surbiton and rides with Surbiton Cc neeeeeeeds a trainer tyre to prove to his fellow officer orders that he is a proper serious cyclist on his turbo trainer.

While everyone else rides happy (happier?) sans Strava, wattage readings, etc etc.

Could be one of the two I suppose.

But on a serious note - seriously, you don't need them.

For me i believe it depends on the workout and the design of the turbo and most importantly how much roller presure is needed to avoid tire slip - normal road tires dont last, i find they get hot and delaminate.
Some tires do leave shards of rubber, spesh roubaix was particularly bad.
I used to use an old Michelin tub, out lasted the wheel, unfortunately i m back using a clincher.

As for taking the pizz about others experiences that dont tally with yours... grow up.

Matthewfalle

mamba80 wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

But thinking about it:

Option 1. Really rubbish juddering shonky pedalling technique results in tyre skidding all over trainer and tyre shedding, or
Option 2: people convince themselves that, much like Garmins, power meters and the such like that a bloke who lives in Surbiton and rides with Surbiton Cc neeeeeeeds a trainer tyre to prove to his fellow officer orders that he is a proper serious cyclist on his turbo trainer.

While everyone else rides happy (happier?) sans Strava, wattage readings, etc etc.

Could be one of the two I suppose.

But on a serious note - seriously, you don't need them.

For me i believe it depends on the workout and the design of the turbo and most importantly how much roller presure is needed to avoid tire slip - normal road tires dont last, i find they get hot and delaminate.
Some tires do leave shards of rubber, spesh roubaix was particularly bad.
I used to use an old Michelin tub, out lasted the wheel, unfortunately i m back using a clincher.

As for taking the pizz about others experiences that dont tally with yours... grow up.

Don't be cross now. Or rude. It's just not nice.

poppit

I got a Vittoria Zaffiro Pro turbo trainer from Decathlon, £15, seems to do the job.

diamonddog

poppit wrote:

I got a Vittoria Zaffiro Pro turbo trainer from Decathlon, £15, seems to do the job.

^^This, mine is over 2 years old with +10000km on it and still going strong.

NeXXus

Matthewfalle wrote:

But thinking about it:

Option 1. Really rubbish juddering shonky pedalling technique results in tyre skidding all over trainer and tyre shedding, or
Option 2: people convince themselves that, much like Garmins, power meters and the such like that a bloke who lives in Surbiton and rides with Surbiton Cc neeeeeeeds a trainer tyre to prove to his fellow officer orders that he is a proper serious cyclist on his turbo trainer.

While everyone else rides happy (happier?) sans Strava, wattage readings, etc etc.

Could be one of the two I suppose.

But on a serious note - seriously, you don't need them.

The sooner you realise that people will evidently want things you don't have, use or can afford. The better this forum will be.

There's always one miser

mamba80

diamonddog wrote:

poppit wrote:

I got a Vittoria Zaffiro Pro turbo trainer from Decathlon, £15, seems to do the job.

^^This, mine is over 2 years old with +10000km on it and still going strong.

i ll need to try one of those, the new style conti trainer tire i ve just got seems good so far but the Vittoria @ that price seems an excellent option.

yaya

Matthewfalle wrote:

yaya wrote:

Last winter I picked an "as new" continental trainer tyre on eBay for £7. They make less noise and don't make any mess...

Never had any issues with noise and mess using worn out normal tyres. Perhaps trainer ones aren't actually needed shock horror?

I use an old hybrid bike on the turbo and in my experience with normal slick tyres and compared to the trainer tyre I use currently, the latter is quieter and being made of a hard compound it doesn't heat up as much and does not shred as a result. And it was cheaper than any alternative, short of digging into the LBS's skip...

YMMV of course...

ddraver

Using a trainer (certainly most trainers) will wear out your road tyres very quickly - in particular they will wear the bit that contacts the road flat so your handling will be...fun...

If you have a supply of old tyres then by all means use them, but i wouldnt use your current "proper cycling" tyres. I don't understand how people this supply of old tyres though, I tend to use tyres until they wear out totally

keezx

Some people throw tyres away when the color doesn't match with their trainerbike.

photonic69

These work for me:

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TYVIZASL/v ... -tyre-700c

£9.99 too.