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[Closed] 26in wheel on road bike for turbo trainer?

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Can anybody help with this?

I use my road bike on the turbo with my usual wheels and a standard tyre at the moment. I have found a spare 26in MTB wheel in the shed though.
If I put a turbo tyre on it could I put it on the road bike and use this instead?

I know most frames will have different clearances, but thought I'd ask before spending time and money trying it. Anybody tried this kind of setup?


 
Posted : 22/10/2015 5:56 pm
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Almost certainly not.

The rear axle will be wider and there might well be spacing issues with the stays and/or the rear brake.


 
Posted : 22/10/2015 6:03 pm
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Thanks for the reply.

I was thinking the brakes/stays would be the issue, didn't check the axle widths.
Not being a roadie I assumed they were 135mm same as older MTB spacing.


 
Posted : 22/10/2015 6:19 pm