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 have a KK Road Machine and I just use old Michelin (slick) tires that are ready to be discarded. Run the air pressure up to 110 and crank the tension (reducing after use). Works well for me even when I jump for a sprint. I don't do Zwift however. Maybe it causes some cosmic disturbance that makes tires slip.

If so, you'll have to go the $1200 direct drive trainer route...