Originally Posted by mscycler
Update...The tire is in rideable condition, so that is a good thing. The best we (my wife, cycleops, LBS, and me) can tell is that the tension wasnt tigh enough on the trainer, and the PSI in my rear tire was only at like 50 psi.
mscycler
The low pressure will make that worse.
You have to have full pressure in your tires for any tire life at all. Absolute highest pressure. You need to check the pressure every time right before riding.
You can't tighten the thing down so much that you can stand and sprint that's too tight.
The small contact area and resulting huge distortion of the tire compared to riding on the road is going to ruin your tire quickly anyway. That's life.
Fill your tires, sit on your bike, and look at how much the tire is distorted. Then set the tension correctly so it will work and look at the tire when it is in the trainer. The difference then becomes clear. It bends the tire a lot more. This is also why electric bikes with metal drive wheels on the tire burn out tires quickly too. Some times the rubber may even come off of the casing. It's happened to me.
Some bike tires wear out quickly and are very soft for traction while racing. Some tires are very hard for good tread life and last a long time. I have no idea if a tire that lasts a long time on the road will react the same on the trainer. I would try a very hard long life tire to see what happens. Some Continental touring tires are very hard and some
Panaracer touring tires are very hard and long lasting. Myself I would call or email the factories for advice.