Hi Sandra,

I don't expect Nashbar to lie in their advertisement. So if Nashbar claim that it was picked by bicycling magazine, it must be true.

Now, I've bought things from Nashbar years and years ago, and they were cheap. Functionally, it did what it was supposed to. But it was cheap. Didn't feel like the name brand and didn't look like the name brand. Also felt like it wouldn't last as long as the name brand.

Things may have changed. But you know the old saying, "you get what you paid". I know people who only buy name brand items. Then I know people who will go out of their way to buy the cheapest no name brand.

If you are not planning to use it heavily, it will probably be okay. Whereas someone like Eden, Shefly, RoadRaven others, it might not. I for one, am using it hour at a time (hopefully two hours at a time in about 2-3 weeks from now). And I use it like 4 or 5 times a week. The magnetic unit gets hot enough to burn your finger but my Blackburn trainer has held up over the years. I don't know if Nashbar unit will withstand that kind of use.

I can't decide for you one way or another. Just my thoughts and something for you to thinnk about so you can decide on which way to gol.

sorry for not being much of a help.
smilingcat