Bike Trainer very different from the road

[LadyinWhite]

Spinervals really help make the trainer more exciting.

V.

Agreed. I use the trainer for 1hr 3x a week and alternate between music, spinervals or a regular movie. Something compelling but that I've already seen so I can stop and start again with days in between.

I have the cyclops fluid 2 and it's ok. It's not very quiet but I don't care b/c it's downstairs in the basement and I always have my headphones on for video or audio.

I am such a wimp when it comes to riding in cold weather that I really would be lost without the trainer. I want to be able to just jump on the bike and go when the warm weather hits without having to "transition" my butt.

[ChickWithBrains]

Most estimates say that the wind trainer is about 20% harder than being outside. So dive in, and know that your indoor hours are going to *really* pay off when you head outside!

Rollers are even harder than that; my husband is eyeing his again for the first time in a few years (he's a cat. rider and training for Escape from Alcatraz, needs to vary his workouts a bit) -- and I am nowhere near even touching the things. The balance and sense of rhythm needed is intense.