I bought a used cycle trainer off the 'net. It's a Tacx, magnetic type.
Got my package last night, hooked up the bike and it seems to work fine.

It is a bit loud, but I have no downstairs neighbors. Will ask to the left and above if they can hear me.

That remote gear-shift thingy, does not fit on my handlebar yet because I have campy so the brake cable is underneath the tape. I will have to remove a bit of the tape (will get new tape come spring)

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what else? How to get started on that hell machine? my Ipod is loaded and I have a lot of DVDs....