TacX Trainer Tyre - 26 x 1.25 Inches

I used to use my old worn out tires on the I-Magic and wear them into oblivion to get everything but the oink out of them. However, they would slip and get bald spots and ride unevenly pretty fast and it made riding on the trainer less than stellar.I figured I would give the Tacx tire a chance, and it is much much better than the old tire discards. It is really grippy and yet durable, doesn't run hot, gives excellent traction and is more quiet. It rides with a lower frequency hum and gives a more 'road-like' feel because it's not slipping at all.I can't recommend the I-Magic (Fortius or the old one) from Tacx strongly enough, and this tire is a good one for those VR trainers.UPDATE 8/10/11I've done many many miles on the trainer, and the tire just failed tonight. I think this is a lot of miles for the one tire, and shows it is as good as I espected or better. The current Amazon price of just over $30 is much better than the price I paid from Niagara cycle works when I got the first one. Definitely a great tire for indoor use on the trainer!

I was a bit skeptical how this tire would work on my Elite Qubo Smart Trainer. I've been using my street tires before purchasing this one. With my street tires, I experienced slippage, loud noise, and a "thumping" sound as the rear wheel rotated over the trainer's contact area. My street tire also shed bits of rubber from the tire itself. When I installed the Tacx Trainer tire, these discrepancies where no more. No slippage, less noise, and no thumping noises. As for the rubber shedding, time will tell. I'm extremely pleased and would recommend it to anyone!

I bought this tire 3 years ago. Yes, I know this is a long time to do a review, but I normally don't do too many reviews but after 13, 960 miles in the past 3 years on my wahoo trainer (and many tire tubes); I felt compelled to review. These tires are made to last, period. Perfect for a trainer to withstand heavy use and heat. I have since ordered another tire, in the interim I used a "regular" gator skin tire until the new one arrives. I already have rubber caked on trainer making it more proof that the TacX trainer tyre is a must for anyone who uses their bike on a trainer.

It works well overall. I'm using a Tacx tire with my Tacx trainer, so I figured it would be perfect. But the tire is fragmenting some, so I get tiny pieces of blue rubber on the trainer and a few specks on the bike. They brush right off and don't harm anything, and they don't fling far at all. But I used a standard road tire for a couple years without this problem. Otherwise it's holding up fine and working well.

I've waited to write this review as I see no sense in reviewing products as soon as, or shortly after, you get them. In this case I was skeptical. I saw other negative reviews, but I needed an indoor trainer tire and knew Tacx made good trainers. Until I put this tire on I was destroying my good quality road tires at a rate of 1 every 150 trainer miles. Okay, so they weren't new tires, but they were good tires that had tread left, but maybe some small cuts etc. Regular tires heated up and delaminated far to fast, they also were noisier and tended to slip more easily I put this Tacx tire on and it was an immediate change for the better. Quieter, no slip - simply much better performance. So I finally wore it out, but that was after 2700 + miles. I never get that much life out of more expensive tires on the road so I'm happy with that number and am putting on my second tire tonight. No, it doesn't mount as easy as a nice supple high quality road tire, but who cares, that's not a problem when I'm in the comfort of my home shop. This is a great performing indoor trainer tire. I'm surprised anyone would think otherwise.

Purchased Jan 2019. It was exclusively used on a Kickr Snap. I don’t know the exact amount of miles or hours I put on the tire but it has begun to dry out and crack. I would estimate at the top end I did three one hour rides a month. Anyway, as of finishing a ride this morning, 04/21, it separated at the seem creating a bulge. This also caused the tire to go flat.Overall the tire was very smooth and quiet. I got a year out of it and it cost less than a decent road worthy tire.I would most likely order this again but definitely expected a little bit more durability.The time I did get out of was worth the money and smooth and quiet ride.

This product is a must for your regular bike if it's on an indoor trainer. It's too bad that I waited to buy this tire until my old one failed -- it's so much better -- smooth and grippy -- that it's changed my attitude towards being on the indoor trainer. It was a little tough to mount, but not a real problem.

This is one of the better trainer tire on the market.I'm just passing 200 miles on the trainer with these and they are holding wonderfully.Plenty of traction on the trainer.If your looking for a trainer tire, this is the one.