I've searched the threads and there are a lot of hits for training tires due to the mix when someone is talking about a tire for a trainer and tires for training on the road.

I'm looking for a long lasting tire for a trainer, not a road tire. The thoughts are to use a cheap $7-$10 tire for a trainer and tear it up or buy a longer lasting tire specifically designed for a trainer and not use it on the road. As long as I get decent trainer mileage out of the cheap tire, it may be the least expensive way to go rather than spending more money for a special trainer tire. Probably one of the least expensive tires on the market is the Performance or Nashbar house brands.

My question is, who makes special tires for a trainer and who makes the best tires for a trainer.

From looking through previous posts, I know Continental makes one, who else and who makes the longest lasting.

I've searched the threads and there are a lot of hits for training tires due to the mix when someone is talking about a tire for a trainer and tires for training on the road.

I'm looking for a long lasting tire for a trainer, not a road tire. The thoughts are to use a cheap $7-$10 tire for a trainer and tear it up or buy a longer lasting tire specifically designed for a trainer and not use it on the road. As long as I get decent trainer mileage out of the cheap tire, it may be the least expensive way to go rather than spending more money for a special trainer tire. Probably one of the least expensive tires on the market is the Performance or Nashbar house brands.

My question is, who makes special tires for a trainer and who makes the best tires for a trainer.

From looking through previous posts, I know Continental makes one, who else and who makes the longest lasting.

I do not know of any specific trainer tires other than the model by Continental. Nor do I know how long a cheap tire would last, but PBK has the Continental Trainer Tire for around $24.00. You will have a hard time beating that price and you could easily spend that on a couple cheap tires. That made the decision for me to get the Continental real easy.

I have an older Trek now assigned to trainer duty (Perfomance TravelTrak fluid - apparently made by Elite). Three years ago, when I put the bike on the trainer, it had a pair of Maxxis Detonator tires that I had picked up for $9 ea. Riding 2 or 3 times a week during the winter weather has not worn out the back tire yet; when it starts showing threads I'll switch the front to the back! No Continental trainer tires required.

The instructions for my trainer state that the pressure exerted by the roller of the resistance unit should be adjusted to be a minimum consistent with proper operation. Maybe this is the key?

Just use your old road tires when they're too holey to use on the road.

+1 on the just use your old road tires!
I just throw my old tires in a pile and use em on the trainer. I'm using a tire whose sidewall blew out now. Just stuck a patch in it and a tube with a bunch of patches on it. It works swell and I'm getting my money out of something I wouldn't use on the road.

This was a great idea to use a used tire for a trainer. Let's take it one step further, I'll just ask my LBS to save me a used tire or two to put on the trainer wheel. Who cares whether not it's showing the casing, it's not being used on the road.

Old tires all the way. It's cheap and the "green" thing to do.

I just hope my old Pro 2 Race holds up for another 6 weeks or so. It's getting pretty thin and lumpy.