I received my Kurt Kinetic Road Machine trainer and set it up with my Bike Friday. It needed a special small wheel adapter. My BF was sitting in a suitcase waiting for the next trip, so I turned it into an exercise machine. It feels much more like riding outdoors than my old semi-recumbent exercise bike, or the ones at the gym (including the spin bikes). And my road bike is ready to go when the sun shines.

I have only used it once because we have been having incredibly good weather in CA- sunny and 60-75 degrees. It's better than this past cold summer, and I get to go outside. On Sunday I did a 52 mile ride (my longest to date), and this Saturday I am going to try my first metric century.

I just put the BF/trainer in front of the TV and rode for a half hour to the news. I don't have any DVD's yet, but plan on getting some from the suggestions of this group. Sure made me sweat. (And no time driving to and from the gym.) I like to be able to use real shifters to change the tension. I know it doesn't compare to being outside in beautiful scenery, but it will do the job when it's raining. If I didn't watch TV of any sort, it would be too boring.