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Oct 2020
8:48pm, 12 Oct 2020
1,976 posts
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MudMeanderer
Chunkywizard - it's probably an expensive option to keep your normal road tyre on for the turbo. Road tyres are designed to be fairly supple so you get grip, but aren't really designed to cope with the heat on the turbo. They will likely wear quickly, and I'd be somewhat reluctant to use them back on the road after a substantial period on the turbo.
I'd be tempted to find someone with a retired wheel (e.g one where the brake track has worn to no longer be road safe), and fit it with a turbo tyre - it should last for years.
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Oct 2020
8:52pm, 12 Oct 2020
1,977 posts
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MudMeanderer
Helegant - a quick question; does the bike intended for the turbo have rim or disc brakes? If the latter, it can be a little more tricky, possibly needing adapters, so worth being aware if that's the case.
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Oct 2020
9:11pm, 12 Oct 2020
163 posts
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Minimag
Quick question, probably been answered before, I bought a cheap Halfords bike, a Carrera Axle hybrid. I have not done very much cycling on it, other than when I did the WSW multiplayer. My question is that I get a bit of what I can only describe as a 'slippage' when I put the bike under any strain, the chain seems to slip on pulling away hard, as well as when I put any serious pressure on the pedals, is this common and is there an easy fix?
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Oct 2020
9:22pm, 12 Oct 2020
1,978 posts
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MudMeanderer
By slippage, may I check do you mean it tries to jump between gears? If so, there can be two common causes dependent upon how far it has been ridden.
If it's not done too much distance, it's likely the shift cables have moved slightly in their housing, so the chain isn't perfectly aligned with the gears. This is pretty common, and is superficially easy to fix, but can be a pain to get perfect. It's called indexing if you want to look it up.
If it's done a fair way, especially in poor conditions, then the chain can stretch slightly, and so doesn't perfectly mesh with the gears. This needs a new chain; fairly cheap, but a bit more expensive than just indexing.
If you can find a local bike shop they can probably check and sort it pretty cheaply.
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Oct 2020
9:24pm, 12 Oct 2020
32,744 posts
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halfpint
Park tools have a video that covers indexing. I think it’s the gear adjusting one. I discovered last week there is a wee chain checking gadget I need to get.
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Oct 2020
9:26pm, 12 Oct 2020
164 posts
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Minimag
No high mileage, no poor conditions, not jumping between gears - at least I don't think. It just happens on pull off and when serious pressure put on the pedals, will look into indexing
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Oct 2020
10:54pm, 12 Oct 2020
6,933 posts
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Helegant
Rim brakes. But I don't think I can bring myself to change tyres between using a bike on a turbo and then taking it out on the road! I was hoping for a clip-in/clip-out type of solution. And no, I don't think I need a turbo at all as I'm not a racer, just thought there might be times when the weather makes outdoor cycling difficult.
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Oct 2020
7:47pm, 20 Oct 2020
19,546 posts
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EvilPixie
Potentially dumb question
My bike cassette has 10 rings
Got a spare off lbs but he out on a cassette with 9 rings
Is this the same as the smallest 9 rings in mine? Or will they be different size rings? I got it for the turbo and as I have a smart turbo I don’t change gears so will it work?
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Oct 2020
7:59pm, 20 Oct 2020
21,087 posts
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Dvorak
It's unlikely to be the same as the 9 smallest rings. Although it could be. It may say on the centre of the cassette: if not, you'd just have to count teeth.
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Oct 2020
8:07pm, 20 Oct 2020
19,548 posts
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EvilPixie
Oh well I never I may he lucky then
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But I thought it’d be good to have...