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Turbo Trainer Wheel

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  • May 11, 2015 at 2:36 pm #23968
    gthornton101

    I’m not sure if this is a silly question or not, so here goes…

    I’ve got an old Mavic Aksium (worn rim, missing a spoke, well out of true) that I’m looking to use as a dedicated wheel for my turbo trainer.

    Is there any harm in using this as a wheel for my turbo, or are there any longer term issues with running an out of true wheel on a turbo trainer (for either the trainer tyre, trainer itself, or my bike)?

    Thanks in advance!

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  • May 16, 2015 at 4:05 pm #845635
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    Anonymous

    The Aksium wheel was a very
    The Aksium wheel was a very very good entry level wheel. As a result there were and are a lot of them out there so chances are that a good LBS will have spokes in their workshop for them. You could increase your chances if you can find an LBS that mentions Mavic in their advertising.

    Give them a ring! What have you got to lose?

    May 14, 2015 at 10:54 am #845633
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    turboprannet

    mavic spokes will be likely
    mavic spokes will be likely be different, even your LBS will likely have to order 10 but you’ll know it’s done right and you have comeback if not – especially if you’re only using it on a turbo and you’re not recreating road bike party on it.

    riding without sorting it runs a high risk of rubbing against your frame and damaging it considerably as well as shortening the life of whats left of the wheel.

    just my opinion though

    May 14, 2015 at 10:40 am #845631
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    Anonymous

    Simple solution – Take it to
    Simple solution – Take it to your LBS.

    May 12, 2015 at 9:25 am #845629
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    gthornton101

    Fair point, hadn’t considered
    Fair point, hadn’t considered trying to true it myself as I thought you needed a proper truing stand but a quick search on YouTube shows otherwise.

    Next question, can you buy single spokes for a Mavic Aksium (rear wheel, non-drive side)? My googling only shows up packs of 10..?

    May 11, 2015 at 2:42 pm #845627
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    CXR94Di2

    Why don’t you true it up
    Why don’t you true it up replace spoke. Only a few pence for a cheap spoke

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