Difference between Turbo Trainer tyres

[dojo]

As per the title?

£15 from Halfords of £35 fancy blue Tacx one?

Will there be any difference?

[Paul Drawmer]

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[DailyHack]

No, not in my opinion.

I have a 'fancy' red Vittoria training tyre I got 2nd hand, still fine, have look on eBay for some.

But I tend to use a normal slick tyre most the time, as I cba swapping my tyre over all the time

Get the £15 Halfords and see how you go, for that price worth a try I think.

[snotrag]

The cheapo Halfords one is fine.

It's literally just an absolutely rock hard compound.

However tempting it is to go for a little spin round the block with it fitted as you can't be bothered swapping it back for the continental GP... Don't. Lethal.

[RapidRob]

I've not been impressed by my tacx one, its started to crack on the sidewalls, only 18 months old kept in garage.

[jesusbuiltmycar]

I use an old road tyre which I would trust on the road anymore... Am I missing anything by not purchasing a turbo specific tyre?

[dangerousB]

jesusbuiltmycar said:

I use an old road tyre which I would trust on the road anymore... Am I missing anything by not purchasing a turbo specific tyre?

I wondered the same so used an old road tyre on my old turbo. It was fine for a while, but failed spectacularly midway through what was supposed to be a 90 min spin. Just got far too hot. Used turbo specific tyres afterwards!!

Got a Neo now, so thankfully don't have to bother

[NewBod]

Used some old Vittoria tyres on my turbo for about four years. The rear tyre finally failed last year when it developed a flat spot. Think the tyre carcass itself collapsed. Not bad for a tyre that was 16 years old, but had never seen a road, and only started seeing usage in 2016 due to the bike being stored.

I had some Continental Grand Prix's in the garage, so chucked one of them on. Still going strong over a year later.

I guess turbo specific tyres have their use. However, I haven't had any issues so far with normal road tyres. Will see how long the Continental lasts.