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A couple of months ago I purchased a Minoura VFS stationary trainer
(combination fluid and mag trainer). I did a couple of sessions on it but
it has not been until the last week or so that I have been using it for any
length of time. I am really happy with the trainer but I am noticing that
the rear tyre is getting chewed up pretty quick and at the end of each
session there is a little pile of rubber chunks sitting behind the trainer.
I noticed that the fluid unit and the roller itself were actually hot to
touch at the end of a session and so I can only assume that this is what is
causing the rubber to wear faster. For this morning's session I put a small
fan on the floor and directed it across the roller and fluid unit in an
attempt to keep the overall temperature down. They were both cooler to
touch at the end of the session but as I didn't get around to cleaning up
the rubber bits prior to the session, I can't tell if it actually reduced
the amount of tyre wear. I will have to try to remember to clean up
tomorrow before starting my session so that I can see how it goes.....I
guess it might just blow all the rubber bits away from the trainer and make
me think that it is working!!??
I can see why they make trainer-specific tyres as the ProRace 2 probably
won't end up having too good a life......luckily for me it is not my tyre!!!
Anyone else had similar experiences with stationary trainers???
Gags
(combination fluid and mag trainer). I did a couple of sessions on it but
it has not been until the last week or so that I have been using it for any
length of time. I am really happy with the trainer but I am noticing that
the rear tyre is getting chewed up pretty quick and at the end of each
session there is a little pile of rubber chunks sitting behind the trainer.
I noticed that the fluid unit and the roller itself were actually hot to
touch at the end of a session and so I can only assume that this is what is
causing the rubber to wear faster. For this morning's session I put a small
fan on the floor and directed it across the roller and fluid unit in an
attempt to keep the overall temperature down. They were both cooler to
touch at the end of the session but as I didn't get around to cleaning up
the rubber bits prior to the session, I can't tell if it actually reduced
the amount of tyre wear. I will have to try to remember to clean up
tomorrow before starting my session so that I can see how it goes.....I
guess it might just blow all the rubber bits away from the trainer and make
me think that it is working!!??
I can see why they make trainer-specific tyres as the ProRace 2 probably
won't end up having too good a life......luckily for me it is not my tyre!!!
Anyone else had similar experiences with stationary trainers???
Gags