DH and I both have 1up trainers. ditto on the advantage of having a training partner! when we train we set up one DVD player with the training video and the other with a race video from world cycling side by side. we watch the tour de france or the giro and glance over at the training video as needed.
i dont have anything to compare the 1up to, except we had a cheapo bfore and it totally destroyed our tires. we now have the orange continental training tires to use when the bike's in the trainer.
also, i had some rollers i kept at work and man is THAT a workout!! alas, someone stole 'em.
i'd love to get the tacx virtual reality trainer and compete with others. very pricey but they look like they'd be a blast!
laurie
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