Indoor Training Tyres

For Zwift you will need a zwift compatible trainer (check Zwift website), an Ant+ or Blutooth dongle, a computer, smartphone or Pad.

100% Yes. Even old school turbo trainers from the 90's could provide enough resistance to improve fitness. Former Australian pro' rider Mat Hayman won Paris Roubaix in 2016 training solely on Zwift - this followed a crash in which he broke his arm a few weeks earlier.

There are a few things which definitely help when using a home trainer. An electric fan will help cooling and reduce the amount of fluid you lose through sweating. A trainer mat will help stop sweat from staining / marking the floor and reduce vibration / noise. Covering your bike with something to catch the sweat is also a good idea because sweat can corrode bike parts very quickly.

If you are not using Zwift, or other training platform, you might benefit from music to listen to, or a film to watch on TV if you are up for a long session.

If you are using Zwift, you will need a Zwift compatible trainer (check Zwift website), an Ant+ or Blutooth dongle, a computer, smartphone or Pad.

Yes, some smart fluid trainers are very quiet, the Dare2Ride Fuego, for example only produces 52 Db at 30KPH, this is similar to the noise produced from a electric fan.

Check tyre size on the sidewall of the tyre. Most road, hybrid and gravel bikes are 700c diameter, so the tyre size would be 700 x the width of the tyre, a 25mm tyre, for example, would be 700 X 25.

Firstly, think about where you inflate your tyres. Do you need to inflate in the garage before your ride? Or out on the roads / trails, for emergency punctures? Floor pumps are best for keeping at home and offer the quickest and easiest way to inflate tyres to the right pressure. Mini pumps are best for taking on your ride, to use in the event of a puncture.

Tubeless pumps have an extra capacity tank which can release a large volume of air in one go. This helps seat tubeless tyres onto the rim.

Check which type of valve your pump needs to fit. Presta valves are thinner and have a screw closure at the end of the valve. Schrader valves are like car valves, fatter with a metal pin closure system. There are lots of pumps that can do both valves, if you need both types for different bikes.