Initially, we just bought a second hand one... no bells or whistles... just clamp the rear onto it, chock the front wheel so its level an ride.

It was ok, but very very noisy.

We set one rear wheel up with a speedo/cadence counter on it so all bikes had to use the same wheel - that was useful.

It was also a hassle - with 4 cyclists in the house wanting to use it, all with different set-ups it meant alot of chopping and changing of bikes and wheels.

So... after much umming and ahhing we now have a Vega spin bike - and although a big outlay ($NZ700) it is extremely worth it cause we are not putting our purty and expensive bikes on a trainer and not constantly taking wheels on and off.

It gets used more than the trainer ever did cause it is so convenient... and its almost quiet - given that the only space for it is the living room, this is very important.

It comes with a little comp on it that does speed/distance/time/average/heart rate on it... we have also set up another comp on it that reads cadence.

The only thing I would change about it is a power tap - but of course, they are soooo expensive...