Originally Posted by
HerrKaLeun
Interesting point. Do the tires wear on those and spit out rubber dust? I had a fluid trainer and noticed rubber particles around it. Obviously an air quality problem. How is the tire noise on the roller? The trainer I had was too tire-noisy. The trainer itself was silent, but the tire noise wasn't good. I didn't buy specific trainer tires, though.
Virtually zero tire wear. The large diameter of the rollers is the difference. Very little tire noise either, assuming smooth tires. I have Continental 4000 IIs tires, but any smooth tire will be the same. I run them at the same pressure I use on the road.