Indoor Trainer
07-24-13 | 05:41 AM
#2
Pint-Sized Gnar Shredder
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 3,549
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From: Somewhere between heaven and hell
Bikes: '09 Jamis Komodo, '09 Mirraco Blend One, '08 Cervelo P2C, '08 Specialized Ruby Elite, '07 Yeti AS-R SL, '07 DMR Drone
Put a trainer tire on it unless you want every one of your neighbors to hate your guts. Trainer + knobby tires is super loud. Assuming you're going for a traditional trainer that places a drum against your tire and not one of the expensive ones that mount to your drivetrain. Your best bet for reasonably priced yet good trainers are the Kurt Kinetic Road Machine and CycleOps Fluid2. If you have much more than that to spend, you may be able to swing one of the drivetrain ones (I think the LeMond revolution, for example runs around $700).
07-24-13 | 07:18 AM
#3
Two-Wheeled Aficionado
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 4,903
Likes: 5
From: Wichita
Bikes: Santa Cruz Blur TR, Cannondale Quick CX dropbar conversion & others
She nailed it. These are less popular in 26" rather than a 700c road tire, but they exist.
One other thing to watch for is that some front wheel blocks do not fit a MTB tire very well. Some do. Buy the right kind.
One other thing to watch for is that some front wheel blocks do not fit a MTB tire very well. Some do. Buy the right kind.
07-24-13 | 10:09 AM
#4
Pint-Sized Gnar Shredder
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 3,549
Likes: 1
From: Somewhere between heaven and hell
Bikes: '09 Jamis Komodo, '09 Mirraco Blend One, '08 Cervelo P2C, '08 Specialized Ruby Elite, '07 Yeti AS-R SL, '07 DMR Drone
Oh yeah, I forgot about the front blocks. I use the triangular CycleOps one that one of my friends was getting rid of. Before that, I used a fat textbook that worked just as well.
