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[Closed] How much contact between tyre and turbo trainer?

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Not important, a smidge or crank it until deforms the tyre?

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Posted : 18/01/2012 8:01 pm
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I crank it until I can rotate the bikes wheel back and forth without it slipping. Tends to deform the tyre a little. If I don't do this then it tends to slip a lot and pedalling gets really jerky.


 
Posted : 18/01/2012 8:13 pm
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As little as possible, as long as it doesn't slip.


 
Posted : 18/01/2012 8:45 pm
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make sure you've got at least 80psi in your trainer tyre. I'd also recomend a proper trainer tyre


 
Posted : 18/01/2012 8:58 pm
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As much as possible, crank it at 120psi in 53/23 and MTFU


 
Posted : 18/01/2012 9:01 pm
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make sure you've got at least 80psi in your trainer tyre. I'd also recomend a proper trainer tyre

Not sure why you'd have less than 80 psi...


 
Posted : 18/01/2012 9:55 pm
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deform the tyre by roughly the amount it deforms when you sit on the bike on flat ground.


 
Posted : 18/01/2012 10:03 pm
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deform the tyre by roughly the amount it deforms when you sit on the bike on flat ground.

I had thought that seemed a sensible amount, cheers everyone sufferfest agony awaits


 
Posted : 18/01/2012 10:06 pm
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I had thought that seemed a sensible amount, cheers everyone sufferfest agony awaits

Enjoy the pain fellow Sufferlandrian!


 
Posted : 18/01/2012 10:11 pm