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2009-05-21 8:17 AM

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2009-05-21 8:18 AM
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Subject: RE: Bike trainer tension
and now the question.....

Can someone give me an idea on how much tension I'm supposed to have on my trainer? The owner's manaul didn't say squat.
2009-05-21 8:23 AM
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Subject: RE: Bike trainer tension
If you hear squeaking from your rear tire, you've got the tension too low. Creep it up until the squeek goes away.
2009-05-21 10:09 AM
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Subject: RE: Bike trainer tension
The manual that came with my Kurt Kinetic specifically warned against too much tension. It said to tighten only enough to avoid tire slippage.
2009-05-21 10:10 AM
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Subject: RE: Bike trainer tension
g_shotts - 2009-05-21 11:09 AM

The manual that came with my Kurt Kinetic specifically warned against too much tension. It said to tighten only enough to avoid tire slippage.


Yup, the squeaking is tire slippage
2009-05-21 10:18 AM
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Subject: RE: Bike trainer tension
Awesome, I just got a trainer and was goign to ask!

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