Originally Posted by
Machka
Do you use a ladder to get on your bicycle outside?
The LBS is trying to make some money. If you feel like supporting your LBS and shelling out money to them, go ahead. Otherwise pick up a $15 Conti Ultra Sport. You don't need a trainer specific wheel, and you don't need a trainer specific tire.
Perhaps I should think about the ladder
I have to tilt the bike a good bit to
get my leg over the saddle....
I tried standing on the near sided pedal to mount until the time my leg did not
clear the saddle...It was sort of awkward, the bike was rolling down the hill,
I had one foot in the toe-clip and other was straddling the tire, a close fit...
I want to ride the bike during the winter when weather permits so swapping
the tire on the wheel is not really an option...
Jerry