Originally Posted by
69chevy
I'm new to Zwift. and have decided to commit to using my Kinetic trainer that has been collecting dust. Daylight savings has stolen my available ride time, and I want to maintain or improve my cycling fitness over the winter.
There are sprint segments that show up in real time. As I dial up the watts and drope the hamer in my quest to climb the Zwift leaderboard, I can't keep my rear tire from slipping. If I try a slower acceleration it helps, but many of the sprints are short.
Is there a certain tire any of you have used to keep the slippage down?
I don't have that type of trainer, but are you running at least 100 psi in your rear tire? From what I can tell, your trainer has the same type of mechanism as mine (traveltrac fluid) for holding the roller against the rear wheel, it's a simple hand-tightened nut. Just give it a few extra twists beyond what you've been using. Any time I have slippage I can just tighten the roller against the wheel and it's gone.
I don't think there's any real danger to the rear wheel of over-tightening the roller, other than popping your tube.