Call me crazy, but I have learned to love the trainer in the winter. It's my only option for dark evenings after work (I ride right when I get home from work, twice a week). I put on some pumping music (or Coach Troy if I am feeling especially sadistic, but that's not too often ) and go for 45 minutes. I burn around 325 calories according to my HR monitor, and feel great afterwards. It's a good way to stay in shape over the winter for we who work full time, too far from work to commute by bike, and are weather wimps!

Emily