Ohh I appreciate all of your comments ... have been there several times myself! I have been riding the trainer for the past 23 years... that's the fun of living in the Northeast HA! I have tried several different approaches,and have finally come up with something that seems to work.(at least for me) I have turned a spare bedroom into a trainer room. On the walls, I have posters of riders, races/rides that I have either rode in or plan to in the upcoming season. If I'm trying to lose an extra 5 pounds then perhaps I'll find a photo of what I want to look like... all of this of course is for motivation. I also have plenty of trophies or ribbons hanging around to keep the motivation up as well. I do NOT watch regular tv while on the triainer... it's too boring and my pace drops off to that of a snail. Instead, I will watch pro races, use training tapes, watch old cycling movies(Breaking Away, American Flyers)... nothing like seeing others on bikes as well! And finally, I have the trainer set up next to a a window... it reminds me how I need to keep working so that I'll be ready for when the outdoor season starts. The last step is to write down all of your workouts... it seems to give some credibility to all of this madness!

Like someone else has mentioned, it's great to have others join in on rides with you...much more fun and more motivating!

Keep up the good work!