are trainers hard on the frame ?

On 25 Mar 2004 06:22:25 -0800, (O. Simonsen)
wrote:
"Rob" wrote in message news:73v8c.901566$ts4.127382@pd7tw3no...
Hi I just got a bike trainer...a friend of mine said that they can be hard
of the frame or hard on the head set.. is this true ?

On the frame(rear triangle) - maybe!!, depends on how smooth you pedal.

....or if you get out of the saddle and really honk.

On the headset - no I can't imagine that..unless you don't clean it afterwards.

That would be the cause of headset problems -- sweat getting inside
it.

Also, the trainer eats rear tires.

I've got a worthless beater rescued from somebody's garbage. It
probably hasn't got on it a single part I'll ever want to use. It's
perfect for the trainer. I'm even using otherwise useless tires on
it.

I'm going to hack some fenders onto it and ride it in the rain, so I
never have to worry about wet roads washing the grease out of the
bearings on a nice bike. If I had thought of this sooner, I could
have used it on salty winter roads too...the ultra-beater. Most
people become emotionally attached to their beaters, it seems. This
one attracts no attachment, but is not bothersome to ride either.
--
Rick Onanian

Zog The Undenia wrote:
Use the QR that comes with the trainer (e.g. Tacx). More stable clamping
action, and made of solid recycled Tirpitz. Weight weenies can put the
nice one back on for riding on the road.



I guess I wasn't so lucky, my Blackburn Trakstand didn't come with a QR
skewer. (But what does one expect when they get it for nothing?)



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Zog The Undenia wrote:
Use the QR that comes with the trainer (e.g. Tacx). More stable clamping
action, and made of solid recycled Tirpitz. Weight weenies can put the
nice one back on for riding on the road.



I guess I wasn't so lucky, my Blackburn Trakstand didn't come with a QR
skewer. (But what does one expect when they get it for nothing?)



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Hi I just got a bike trainer...a friend of mine said that they can be hard
of the frame or hard on the head set.. is this true ?

Absolutely!!!!

I broke a crank on my trainer(OK, so it was one of those pantographed/whittled
down to nothing cranks that came with a Colnago, and it was about 19 years old-
Do you think I can get it warranteed? :-)

and the stem is nearly welded to the steerer, from 20 winters of sweat(3-5
hours a week
I doubt I'll even try to remove the BB,- the BB shell might disintegrate around
it.

And the frame might break any day!

Hi I just got a bike trainer...a friend of mine said that they can be hard
of the frame or hard on the head set.. is this true ?

Absolutely!!!!

I broke a crank on my trainer(OK, so it was one of those pantographed/whittled
down to nothing cranks that came with a Colnago, and it was about 19 years old-
Do you think I can get it warranteed? :-)

and the stem is nearly welded to the steerer, from 20 winters of sweat(3-5
hours a week
I doubt I'll even try to remove the BB,- the BB shell might disintegrate around
it.

And the frame might break any day!

If you're really worried about this, here's the perfect solution:

http://insideride.com

Sheldon "No Home Should Be Without One" Brown
+------------------------------------------------------+
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| first thing you know it adds up to be real money. |
| --Sen. Everett McKinley Dirksen |
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BOB 1/17/99 Classic 3/24/99, 8/29/01, 2/21/04 CRW 6/17/96 RBM 6/7/96 RBT
Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts
Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
http://harriscyclery.com
Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide
http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com

If you're really worried about this, here's the perfect solution:

http://insideride.com

Sheldon "No Home Should Be Without One" Brown
+------------------------------------------------------+
| A billion here, a couple of billion there -- |
| first thing you know it adds up to be real money. |
| --Sen. Everett McKinley Dirksen |
+------------------------------------------------------+
BOB 1/17/99 Classic 3/24/99, 8/29/01, 2/21/04 CRW 6/17/96 RBM 6/7/96 RBT
Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts
Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
http://harriscyclery.com
Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide
http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:05:08 -0500, Sheldon Brown
wrote:
If you're really worried about this, here's the perfect solution:
http://insideride.com
Sheldon "No Home Should Be Without One" Brown

http://www.insideride.com/ works better.

See also
http://groups.google.com/groups?&thr...f5 %404ax.com

BOAT part 2 may be coming soon to a theater near you; part 1 was
aborted due to the treadmill being too short. A new treadmill was
found, and is longer; and I could tandem them anyway. When I find
the time...
--
Rick Onanian

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:05:08 -0500, Sheldon Brown
wrote:
If you're really worried about this, here's the perfect solution:
http://insideride.com
Sheldon "No Home Should Be Without One" Brown

http://www.insideride.com/ works better.

See also
http://groups.google.com/groups?&thr...f5 %404ax.com

BOAT part 2 may be coming soon to a theater near you; part 1 was
aborted due to the treadmill being too short. A new treadmill was
found, and is longer; and I could tandem them anyway. When I find
the time...
--
Rick Onanian