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Obviously not going to be changing gear
Is this because you're using a smart trainer, because otherwise you will probably want to change gear. Even with a smart trainer you might want to change gear for certain workouts (such as FTP tests where the trainer won't be in erg mode)
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Is this because you're using a smart trainer
Even simple manually adjustable magnetically braked turbos can provide about 4:1 range of power without changing speed. If you're prepared to lift your cadence for sprint efforts (hmm, a bit like you do on an actual bicycle...) you don't even need adjustable resistance.
gbj_tester
So I want to get a turbo trainer. The bike I'd use it on has an 8-speed campag groupset with a nice wheel on it, I have a cheap wheel with a 10-speed shimano freehub on it that I could chuck an old tyre on. Will that work together? Obviously not going to be changing gear, the chain just needs to sit on one cog and spin the wheel as I pedal and not skip or fuck the chain up.