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Possibly a stupid question.....
What would / do I need to get my Solaris on the Turbo trainer? Previously I've borrowed my dad's old road bike with a specific tyre fitted but that's not an option at present.
So can I buy a cheap 29er QR rear wheel, cassette and tyre?
Has anyone else done it?
Put a slick on it or put a road wheel on prob cheaper than getting a 29er wheel
I run a standard 29er wheel with a commuter/hybrid tyre on it and the QR skewer that's specific to the Turbo.
29er should take a trainer tyre, unless its a stupidly fat rim? I might be inclined to get/build a dedicated wheel to save tyre faff. guess you dont need a brake rotor fitted to it? (though you would need the spacing for the caliper) Gears? you could get a SS dedicated MTB hub, and put a fixed cog on the disk side? flip it around for that "fixed" sensation. Is that even a thing?
Check the cowled dropouts first. My Genesis doesn't fit.
OK. Thanks. I was hoping that a 28x1.25 trainer tyre would fit. So I was just going to buy a cheap wheel (Shimano MT15 @ £60) and put a cassette and trainer tyre in it.
Good point. I'll check whether the Solaris dropouts are OK on the trainer.
Actually would a cheap road wheel and cassette be a better option? Would my current 10 speed KMC chain work with a 10 speed road cassette?
You'd need the right width hub. IIRC most road hubs are 130mm.
A cheap 29er wheel with a narrow rim would be easier I would of thought.
I realise now that going the road wheel/cassette route would also mess with rear mech. So perhaps best with 29er wheel and 11-36 cassette.
Or just get a tyre and use your existing wheel