Quote Originally Posted by KnottedYet View Post
Why not get a snow bike instead?

I rode my el cheapo mtb all over the snow in Michigan. Worked great. Stay off the ice, ride in fields or parks, nice work out and you get your butt outside in the fresh air and have the thrill of facing the elements head on! Your bike handling skills will get a huge boost.

Wear your usual winter clothes, just add helmet.

Google snow bike and ice bike. Lots of good info out there.
$$$

The rollers are the property of our cycling team at school and I'm able to use them in the off season. The new trainer cost me $125 bucks (for a CycleOps Fluid2 no less woo)

Another issue is busyness. I just have a ton going on, it will be easy to get on and off a trainer and get a nice demanding workout in without having to worry about the stop signs, stop lights and city traffic on a ride.

I'm going to aim for ten minutes on the rollers a day for balance.