Question: possible to fit indoor trainer on Raleigh Twenty?

[ilovebicycling]

I'm interested in getting one of those indoor resistance trainers that you connect to the back wheel of the bicycle and turn it into an indoor trainer.

Is it possible?

I know that the resistance trainers are adjustable for 26" and 700cc sized wheels, but will the device adjust to the small 20" wheel of the Raleigh folder?

[LittlePixel]

I think the thing you'd need to check was whether the trainer could match the wheelbase of the Raleigh. I would have thought it'd be adjustable as all bikes are not the same and a Twenty's wheelbase - axle to axle isn't much shorter than a standard adult sized bike. The other thing to consider - if it's a trainer where you lift out the front wheel and clamp the forks in to keep it straight - is that because of the smaller wheel size you may find that you are leaning seriously forkward (unless the height of the clamp is adjustable.

Good luck - if you get it set up I want to hear of some astonishing R20 speed records (my own is 39mph down a local hill with the wind behind me).

[juan162]

Check this site out for rollers for a 20"

http://www.hoenig.biz/

I also know that Cycleops makes a 20" wheel conversion kit for their trainers. I saw one one sale on ebay once,

Juan