caloso

This might sound like a dumb question, but this is the place, amirite?

I'm going to ask Santa for a new trainer and have been looking at the new smart trainers. Looks like most of them require external power to run the smart aspects, but can I use it to warm up for a race without plugging it in?

ntnyln

Of the higher end, the Tacx Neo is the only one that works without power. The rest are just a big weight and once you get the flywheel moving, there is no real resistance without power. From a practical perspective, I have both a Neo and a gen 1 Kickr and they are both really heavy. I don't really even move them much and I would have to think really hard about hauling them to a race for a 15 min warm up.

If your looking and haven't decided, I would recommend spending the extra money and getting the Neo. I think it's a better all around trainer than the Kickr, although the new Kickr Core is a tremendous value if you don't want to spend that much.

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/11/...ons-guide.html

spdntrxi

Kickr Core... bang for the buck.

Neo2 would be my choice if I was to get another. I own Neo 1

Ttoc6

I sometimes bring my kickr to races and use a small inverter with my car to power it.

topflightpro

If you specifically want something to warm up at races, the Feedback Omnium is a pretty good option. I have the track version. But it's not a smart trainer, and I'm not sure how good it is for regular training.

Ygduf

I do this as well. it requires power but I read somewhere that it was very very little power. like 5w.

Ttoc6

Team sky had a rig that ran off marine batteries for their kickrs.i just turn my car on.

Ygduf

yeah, when searching about how to run it remotely I saw that article which then let me feel just fine running it off my car battery w/o concern. I'm really never going to use it more than 15 minutes to warm up for an event.

mattm

Bro. Rollers.

mattm

Is it A Thing that "tubeless ready" rims are SUPER f-ing hard to mount non-tubeless tires on to?

I got some DT Switss P1600's for training wheels - they're "tubeless ready" but I just want to run them with gp4000s & tubes.

I gave up after five minutes of struggling to get the tire on.. I could maybe get it done, but really wondering if I want to repeat that struggle on the side of the road. Much less on the side of the road in the rain..

Perusing the user manual, it says to use "soap & water" to mount the tires... wtf.

Maybe it's just these wheels, maybe the tire, maybe it's just me, dunno.

Anyway anyone have experience with these? Or mounting regular tires on "tubeless ready" rims in general?

topflightpro

Yes, tubeless rims are harder to get tires on. And Contis tend to be harder to mount than some other tires. So that's kind of a double whammy.

furiousferret

I broke two tire levers and bent a butter knife getting mine on....

mattm

Ok so it's not just me.. time to sell these things and get some wheels I can deal with!

thx

MDcatV

I already had these: Inside Ride E-Motion Rollers. I got the smart trainer resistance controller. It replaces the magnetic resistance controller and requires plug in, so you either have the magnetic "non-smart" resistance control that doesnt require plug in, or you have the "smart" electronic resistance control that requires plug in, but you could use these without resistance for warmups at races ... although carrying rollers in the car takes up a lot of space.

burnthesheep

topflightpro

Sprinters are pretty good. I've raced and trained on them. They're not too pricey either.

I may have a couple extras I could let go at a reasonable price. PM me if you're interested.

TMonk

@mattm I also have some tubeless ready Spinergy's that are absolutely awful to get tires on and off. Fortunately they're just trainer and wheelpit/follow car wheels

Ygduf

you ever ride a tt bike in the sticks on rollers?

me either!

spdntrxi

yes I've broken 4 tire irons... (enve + schwalbe(pro-one))

HED+Schwalbe (g-speed) I can do by hand.

I won't even use latex tubes on "tubeless ready" rims anymore... ruined too many tubes.

Ttoc6

Gonna be a pain in the butt to keep two sets of tires around if you're gonna train and race on tubulars and want to have nicer and not nicer tires. Just being honest, but it's gonna not be a fun time. In your shoes I'd just train on alloy clinchers and switch to the nice wheels with nice tires for the couple of days before race day for shake outs and the actual race.

Key with the front will be finding a source for a narrow enough tire for racing that is still good on the rolling front. If you can find the conti gp supersonic in a narrow enough width, it'll be your best bet... good luck.. Once you get a tire wider than the rim, you're really sacrificing your gains aerodynamically. I pretty much only race my nice tires for my tt rig (supersonic on the front tri spoke, vittoria corsa speed on the disc). I'm too afraid to flat on em because they're expensive, nice and hard to find. I do take em out for a couple of dry runs before race day though to get the feel back. Other than that my tt bike just sits on the trainer.

Ttoc6

Yes. It's hard, but they're easier to get off than on. Especially once you've warmed em up riding. Conti's are notoriously hard to mount cold, let alone on a tubeless rim. Soap and water does help to get tubeless tires seated, but I've never had to use it to mount clinchers. A bead jack is the farthest I've gone and that was with wide tubeless tires on a decently narrow tubeless rim.

burnthesheep

I'd just ride the disc/trispoke in shorter and fast training rides to get the hang of it. But, that'd still be enough mileage to warrant not toasting some 100 mile TT tires. I'd only probably swap the tires twice per year. Coordinate it well enough I'm not swapping tires all the time.

Otherwise, for rides longer than a 10 mile training ride I can swap over my 50mm roadie clincher wheelset. It's an older Giant SLR wheelset that still rolls nice.

I wouldn't roll the tubulars on rides longer than 10 miles, for risking a flat. I know people carry a pre-glued spare tire, or a patch kit, but whatever.

MDcatV

i have. but on the e-motion ones, which aren't as penal as other more typical/standard rollers.

rubiksoval

To do a glue job well enough that it won't give you horrendous CRR is going to take a day or two plus. Very unpractical and rife with potential issues.

burnthesheep