Trainer: Dedicated wheel or not?

[Newboy]

I do all my training Monday to Friday on my trainer. I use only one set of wheels on my trainer, to ride outside and to race. My question is this. Does the trainer have a detrimental effect on my wheel and on the tyre? Should I use a dedicated wheel on the trainer?

[pastapouch]

depends on money , and patience. I'm thiking of getting a dedicates wheel on the trainer, because getting that ugly yellow tire onto the rim is a MIIIIIISSSSSSSIIIIIOOOOOOONNN!!!!! It eats normal road tires, so get the yellow IDT tyre. So just swap it for the weekly training. But , be patient.

[Christie]

The trainer wears the tyre down faster. It will not not have an effect on the rest of the wheel.

[Zaskar]

Last year this time i used my Ksyrium SL on the trainer for a few sessions. it felt great, and worked like a dream. then i took it off to clean and put the normal road tire back on and noticed hairline cracks at every single point on the rim where the drive side spokes / nipples screwed into the rims!! actually at some points it was so bad i could see right into the rim!! had to replace the rim 3 days before argus last year! not easy or cheap!

 

so i will never put my zipps, or my ksyriums on the trainer, the rollers yes but not the trainer! i got a set of those cheap shimano R550's and they seem to be fine after months of abuse on the trainer.

 

so yes i would say get a dedicated trainer wheel, and get that orange conti trainer tire. makes life so much easier, and the tire is quiet, and lasts for ever.

[Newboy]

Cervelo I've got one of those Yellow tires but must agree after putting on and taking it off twice I decided it was not worth the effort. The trainer is a bit hard on tires. Question is does it effect the wheel?

[Newboy]

This leads to the next question? Should I put a dedicated wheel on the trainer. If the wheel is a Shimano as mentioned above and my other wheel is a Easton, will the bike shift the same with both wheels or will I need to adjust for this?

[Zaskar]

The shifting has nothing to do with the brand of wheel, but with the setup and spacing of the cassette. i run 3 different wheels on 2 bikes, all 10 speed Shimano, running ultegra cassettes and they all shift perfectly, no matter what combination i use. Dura Ace / 105 whatever, its all good. trick is to keep it all clean and lubed properly at all times, and you should be fine.