Greetings! Is there any reason not to put my carbon bike on a trainer? Should I use that or a steel bike? When I purchased my Specialized Roubaix Comp the guy at the store said he would not put it on a trainer. The last two winters I’ve used my steel-frame Surly Long Haul Trucker for indoor training…

I’ve used my giant propel on two different smart trainers for a little over a year and haven’t had any problems. If trainers posed a serious threat to carbon frames, there would be an industry wide stance against this practice, but there isn’t. Shane Miller (gp lama) noted that as long as you connec…

Thanks, jsteelfex. I’m being a over-cautious but wanted to hear from others. Obviously, I see a ton of people online who put their carbon fiber bikes on a trainer. Mine is a “dumb trainer” but that probably does not make a difference. I plan to use TrainerRoad for the first time in order to do quali…

No probs with my carbon frame - technology of carbon manufacture these days is light years on from early fractures which caused a lot of commotion.

[image] Gareth Lloyd @glloyd75 Hey @Specialized_AU is it ok to ride one of your bikes on an indoor trainer and not void warranty? @Elite_cycling @iamspecialized #cycling https://t.co/9Hnm0AgGw7 [image] 5:45 AM - 26 Jan 2017 4 …

Yeah, and when you walk into the workout room in Specialized HQ… you see which brand’s bikes mounted on the trainers??? (been there and done that, and they aren’t Treks) This whole manufacturer warranty issue is insane when they directly violate those with their teams and personal use. Shane Mill…

The issue is more the components than the frame material. How corrosive is your sweat, and how diligent are you about wiping your sweat from brakes, derailleurs, headset cap (and headset), crank, bottom bracket cups, and shifters? Some have good maintenance habits and/or benign sweat. Or, they us…

True, maintenance and wear from indoor use is an issue. And it should be dealt with appropriately. Proper cooling to start so you minimize sweat to begin with, and proper maintenance and cleaning for continued use. But the core question in the OP relates more to pure structural issues and that is…

I should have been more explicit. The structural issue doesn’t matter much. Unless you are some kind of massive watt beast, you’re not going to tear up a frame or stays on a trainer. Sweat isn’t going to kill carbon or steel, though you might get some powdercoat damage with excessive sweat on metal…

Not inconsiderate at all! Before my OP my general thought is that its fine to mount my carbon bike on the trainer. I feel like there is conflicting advice BUT that most folks are doing it. In terms of maintenance, I’m so-so at best. I can up my game in that department because I sweat a lot. The oth…

Interesting topic. You don’t hear of masses of frames breaking on trainers, but some manufacturers are very vague about it. I recently asked the same question to Specialized and got an equally wooly response. They make no statement about it in their warranty policy but there is something in the u…

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Those concerns are #4 on my list as one of the benefits of my rocker plate push.

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