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  1. Original post
    Joel Rose
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    #1

    Is there any validity to the idea of a bike being damaged when used on a stationary trainer? I have
    read several posts on other sites that suggest this possibility and since I have recently started to
    use one, I am a little nervous about any damage I could be causing to my bike.

    I only ride seated which seems to keep the bike pretty straight while on the trainer. A friend
    of mine gets out of the saddle and really puts in a big effort on his and I wonder if that is a
    good thing?

    Thanks for any advice or opinions.

    Joel R

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  2. A Muzi
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    "Joel Rose" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Is there any validity to the idea of a bike being damaged when used on a stationary trainer? I
    have read several posts on other sites that suggest this possibility and since I have recently
    started to use one, I am a


    little

    Quoted message said:

    nervous about any damage I could be causing to my bike.

    I only ride seated which seems to keep the bike pretty straight while on


    the

    Quoted message said:

    trainer. A friend of mine gets out of the saddle and really puts in a big effort on his and I
    wonder if that is a good thing?

    We touched on this subject a while ago here. I recall a roller manufacturer casting aspersions (
    without an actual accusation which would have needed some backup) on trainers offhandedly in an ad,
    something like,"Won't twist your frame as trainers may" or some such.

    Having sold literally a couple of thousand of the old style trainers (into which one clamps the bike
    by the fork and behind the BB) and even more ofthe modern ones ( which support the bicycle across
    the rear axle) I have never seen a case of frame damage from a trainer.

    Consider for a moment that even a careful rider subjects the bike to a magnitude more impact on any
    Sunday morning than a trainer ever could. I can't see how a trainer could be a problem for a
    bicycle frame.

    OK, maybe except for possibly clamping the old style clamp on the chainstays until you crimp them -
    but it would take real work to do that.

    --
    Andrew Muzi yellowjersey.orgyellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April 1971

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  3. Joel Rose
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    Thanks. I know personally it does not seem that any harm is being done to my bike while I'm on the
    trainer. I must have seen a similar ad that stated that trainers are great but...

    Bye for now, J Rose "A Muzi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    "Joel Rose" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Is there any validity to the idea of a bike being damaged when used on a stationary trainer? I
    have read several posts on other sites that


    suggest

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    this possibility and since I have recently started to use one, I am a


    little

    Quoted message said:

    nervous about any damage I could be causing to my bike.

    I only ride seated which seems to keep the bike pretty straight while on


    the

    Quoted message said:

    trainer. A friend of mine gets out of the saddle and really puts in a


    big

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    effort on his and I wonder if that is a good thing?

    We touched on this subject a while ago here. I recall a roller


    manufacturer

    Quoted message said:

    casting aspersions ( without an actual accusation which would have needed some backup) on trainers
    offhandedly in an ad, something like,"Won't twist your frame as trainers may" or some such.

    Having sold literally a couple of thousand of the old style trainers (into which one clamps the
    bike by the fork and behind the BB) and even more


    ofthe

    Quoted message said:

    modern ones ( which support the bicycle across the rear axle) I have never seen a case of frame
    damage from a trainer.

    Consider for a moment that even a careful rider subjects the bike to a magnitude more impact on
    any Sunday morning than a trainer ever could. I can't see how a trainer could be a problem for a
    bicycle frame.

    OK, maybe except for possibly clamping the old style clamp on the


    chainstays

    Quoted message said:

    until you crimp them - but it would take real work to do that.

    --
    Andrew Muzi yellowjersey.orgyellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April 1971

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  4. Jens Kurt Heyck
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    The special front-wheel QR skewer that came with my Tacx trainer bent pretty good while I was using
    the trainer. I had both the skewer and the stand screwed in pretty tight, so I'm not sure what
    happened. I noticed it when I was putting the regular skewer back in. Does this harm the wheel?

    Jens

    "A Muzi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    "Joel Rose" <[email hidden]> wrote in message>


    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Is there any validity to the idea of a bike being damaged when used on a stationary trainer? I
    have read several posts on other sites that


    suggest

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    this possibility and since I have recently started to use one, I am a


    little

    Quoted message said:

    nervous about any damage I could be causing to my bike.

    I only ride seated which seems to keep the bike pretty straight while on


    the

    Quoted message said:

    trainer. A friend of mine gets out of the saddle and really puts in a


    big

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    effort on his and I wonder if that is a good thing?

    We touched on this subject a while ago here. I recall a roller


    manufacturer

    Quoted message said:

    casting aspersions ( without an actual accusation which would have needed some backup) on trainers
    offhandedly in an ad, something like,"Won't twist your frame as trainers may" or some such.

    Having sold literally a couple of thousand of the old style trainers (into which one clamps the
    bike by the fork and behind the BB) and even more


    ofthe

    Quoted message said:

    modern ones ( which support the bicycle across the rear axle) I have never seen a case of frame
    damage from a trainer.

    Consider for a moment that even a careful rider subjects the bike to a magnitude more impact on
    any Sunday morning than a trainer ever could. I can't see how a trainer could be a problem for a
    bicycle frame.

    OK, maybe except for possibly clamping the old style clamp on the


    chainstays

    Quoted message said:

    until you crimp them - but it would take real work to do that.

    --
    Andrew Muzi yellowjersey.orgyellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April 1971

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  5. John Everett
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    #5
    Joel Rose said:

    Is there any validity to the idea of a bike being damaged when used on a stationary trainer? I have
    read several posts on other sites that suggest this possibility and since I have recently started
    to use one, I am a little nervous about any damage I could be causing to my bike.

    I've noticed that some score up the ends of the rear skewer. :-(

    jeverett3<AT>earthlink<DOT>net home.earthlink.net~jeverett3

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  6. A Muzi
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    #6
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    "Joel Rose" <[email hidden]> wrote in message>


    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Is there any validity to the idea of a bike being damaged when used on


    a

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    stationary trainer? I have read several posts on other sites that


    suggest

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    this possibility and since I have recently started to use one, I am a


    little

    Quoted message said:

    nervous about any damage I could be causing to my bike.

    I only ride seated which seems to keep the bike pretty straight while


    on

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    the

    Quoted message said:

    trainer. A friend of mine gets out of the saddle and really puts in a


    big

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    effort on his and I wonder if that is a good thing?

    ([email hidden]) offered:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    We touched on this subject a while ago here. I recall a roller


    manufacturer

    Quoted message said:

    casting aspersions ( without an actual accusation which would have


    needed

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    some backup) on trainers offhandedly in an ad, something like,"Won't


    twist

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    your frame as trainers may" or some such.

    Having sold literally a couple of thousand of the old style trainers


    (into

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    which one clamps the bike by the fork and behind the BB) and even more


    ofthe

    Quoted message said:

    modern ones ( which support the bicycle across the rear axle) I have


    never

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    seen a case of frame damage from a trainer.

    Consider for a moment that even a careful rider subjects the bike to a magnitude more impact on
    any Sunday morning than a trainer ever could. I can't see how a trainer could be a problem for a
    bicycle frame.

    OK, maybe except for possibly clamping the old style clamp on the


    chainstays

    Quoted message said:

    until you crimp them - but it would take real work to do that.

    "Jens Kurt Heycke" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    The special front-wheel QR skewer that came with my Tacx trainer bent pretty good while I was
    using the trainer. I had both the skewer and the stand screwed in pretty tight, so I'm not sure
    what happened. I noticed it when I was putting the regular skewer back in. Does this


    harm

    Quoted message said:

    the wheel?

    I don't see how it can damage the wheel. But a skewer that's bent reflects likley having been
    installed not-quite-tight-enough or perhaps askew (maybe on top of a Saf-Tee lip??).

    Add a drop of oil on the cam and the threads and ensure you're locking it just as you would any
    other skewer - hard enough to see the print of the lever on your palm for a few seconds ( but less
    than a purple mark!).

    The wheel's surely OK but I would look at the fork tips if the skewer slipped in use. Are they
    parallel? That is a concern, but still much less serious than a loose skewer out of the saddle
    in traffic!
    --
    Andrew Muzi yellowjersey.orgyellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April 1971

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