trainer or stationary bike

[Owlie]

I got a magnetic trainer (a Minoura, not as expensive as other brands) from Amazon. While it can be noisy, my neighbors haven't complained. It does require a skewer swap, but that's easy. Personally, I'd rather ride outside, time and weather permitting.

[Cynedra]

I see trainers on Craigslist a lot. I have a trainer and I use it occasionally but prefer the coolness of actually riding over the trainer. Trainer is in carport - it is warm there. Right now though, I am seriously thinking about moving it inside the house for about three weeks in July.

(I'm extremely lucky, one of my neighbors was going to take the trainer to the recycle center but then offered it to me. Same way with our bike trailer. Both are worth every penny I paid for them. As the saying goes, if it's free, it's for me.)