Originally Posted by
SS_MB-7
I just wore through my 2nd last old tire and have 1 left. My LBS have the Conti and Tacx trainer tires, which I could get a deal on. A racing buddy of mine says he says 4000km (2000km per winter) on his Conti trainer tire without any issues. I'm at the point where I need to buy a trainer tire since I'm out of old tires to use. Any experiences with the Tacx tire?
Have not experienced trainer-specific tires. I have >4000km on a Conti UltraSport on a Tacx roller - no wear whatsover. The wear depends a lot on the roller itself. Same tire (Conti), different trainer (Minoura), I was throwing rubber shreds everywhere. Some of it has to do with how easy/difficult it is to adjust the roller position (hence how hard it's driven into the tire). The Minoura was a b*tch (you actually had to play with the leveling screws on the trainer feet), the Tacx is a charm (knurled wheel).