does anyone have any experience putting a bike with horizontal dropouts on a trainer? is it safe? do i need a special skewer? can you sprint on that kind of setup? some TT bikes have horizontal dropouts, and most track bikes do, too, so it seems like someone must have done this at some point? it se…

What trainer are you trying to use? It likely doesn’t matter on the orientation of the dropout slots as long as you have the correct skewer or thru axle recommended by the trainer vendor. I have a folding bike with vertical dropouts currently on a Saris H3 and previously on a Cyclops Fluid2 with no …

I have ridden a Cervelo P2 and a P3 (both have horizontal drop outs) on both a fluid (Kinetic) and a smart (Hammer) trainer, with the same skewer I use for the road, and never had any problems.

Horizontal dropouts on a trainer?

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wahoo kickr snap right now, but considering an upgrade to kickr or maybe neo2t.

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Horizontal dropouts on a trainer?

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