indoor training with carbon????

[busch1]

Hi i recently got a carbon frame and do a lot of indoor training during the week. I have not yet ridden my bike on the indoor trainer because i am worried that the carbon fibre my take too much stress and brake. So i am wondering if it is ok to ride on the indoor trainer with a carbon frame????

[GIRR]

when i asked Robbie that he said no dont worry its fine.

[busch1]

I asked him and said dont take a chance

[GIRR]

thats not cool...and now i think of all those time i sprinted to see what the max watts i could get up too...

[busch1]

hahaha

[Like-A-Boss]

I used a Trek Carbon (OCLV) bike for lots of indoor training and never had any problems.  Suppose we feel sorry for our carbon beauties, which makes us worry, but I recon these frames are very strong.

[SwissVan]

 

Any frame on an indoor trainer is fine as long as you use it as per the manufactures instructions. 

 

Frames and IDT's are perfectly safe its the idiot person using them thats dangerous

 

 

 

 

SwissVan2008-10-02 05:58:53

[Minion]

I asked the shop about this when I bought my carbon frame and they said it would be fine.

 

In hindsight, it was a bit of a silly question for an engineer to ask. A CF frame should have a similar strenght to an Al frame.

I haven't done any calculations, but I reckon the most abnormal loads are imposed on the IDT when you lean to either side. In this case, I reckon you'll cause the whole trainer set up to fall over before you break the rear triangle.

 

[Christie]

I've never seen a new carbon frame in a shop with a sticker / warning that it should not be used in an indoor trainer.

[evanr4]

Been doing this for years, and never had an issue. Can't think of a reason for it being any kind of problem.

[Tumbleweed]

 

Any frame on an indoor trainer is fine as long as you use it as per the manufactures instructions. 

 

Frames and IDT's are perfectly safe its the idiot person using them thats dangerous

 

*cue faniefiets on a tcr on rollers*