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Can I use a turbo trainer with a mountain bike?

Dear Turbo Trainer Expert: Can I use a turbo trainer with a mountain bike? D Davies

Hi D Davies – yes indeed. Many turbo trainers have a spring loaded flywheel mechanism that can be adjusted to suit larger (road) and smaller (mountain bike wheels) you will need to check with each model to make sure it is compatible with a mountain bike wheel size.

The other issue is tyres. While it is perfectly fine to use knobby tyres on a turbo for short periods of time, you will find that if you use larger mountain bike tyres that the knobbles will soon wear off and break apart. So many of the riders using  a turbo trainer on a regular basis will have a spare wheel with a slick tyre on.

Good luck with your training
Johnny

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Many modern turbo trainers look the same - so how do you know which is best for you? Well you need to work out how much to spend. The cheapest we'd recommend would be around £100 - these are standard machines which have decent flywheels, any cheaper and they will rattle and vibrate.

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If you have the money, you could try a computer setup where you can race others over the internet, even race friends! Good luck!

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