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Fork stand for a trainer.

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  1. Hey everyone,

    I was wondering how well (if at all) a fork stand would work with a regular trainer as opposed to rollers. In preparation for this winters hard training, I was thinking that maybe I would be better off installing some kind of fork mount/stand for a more stable workout when out of saddle and sprinting. With the front wheel sitting just on the riser ring, when I stand up and try to sprint or even just keep pace, I feel like I'll brake something.

    Any suggestions or advice is much appreciated.

    -Greg

  2. One of these maybe?

    [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Kurt-Kinetic-Swivel-Riser-Trainers/dp/B000QFRKU2/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top"]Amazon.com: Kurt Kinetic Swivel Riser Ring for Rock 'n' Roll…[/ame]

    Still keeps your front wheel on, but it's designed to allow a much larger range of motion than a standard trainer would allow.

  3. No, that would go in the opposite direction that I want. For that ring you need the Rock and Roll as it has the side to side motion. My trainer doesn't swing, so I'm looking for a fork-mounted stability.

    I think something like this, but I need to make sure that it will actually work well and measure correctly.

    [IMG]images.competitivecyclist.com1691 788.jpg[/IMG]

  4. gman0482 said:

    No, that would go in the opposite direction that I want. For that ring you need the Rock and Roll as it has the side to side motion. My trainer doesn't swing, so I'm looking for a fork-mounted stability.

    I think something like this, but I need to make sure that it will actually work well and measure correctly.

    [IMG]images.competitivecyclist.com1691 788.jpg[/IMG]


    Yup, the Rock n' Roll riser would go the wrong direction if you're looking to nail down the front end.

    The way I read your initial question though was that you were concerned about torsional forces on the wheel/fork/steerer/etc. due to lateral movement when standing up off the saddle on your fixed position trainer w/ a fixed position front wheel riser. Seems like pegging the bike down up front might do more harm than good in this respect, but I'm no mechanical engineer either.

    Sorry if I misunderstood or am way off base... 🙂

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