Quote Originally Posted by Muirenn View Post
These are rollers.

Mine are not the Parabolic type, so no raised edges to help you stay on the rollers. I would show you those, but they don't appear to have them at the moment. They do have other brands, but for far more $$.

They aren't as difficult as they look.

If you still want a trainer, I'd get the one that is for sale on this forum. Great deal. And shouldn't be that hard to ship, really.

But, Nashbar has all trainers/rollers available with free shipping for the next two days.

You might also try Performance.

For reviews, I'd read the product reviews on Nashbar and Performance. But, again, the one for sale here is the best deal for a non-roller trainer.

Edit: here are the ones I bought. I'm very happy with them.

I just realized, (after double-checking the forum) you are a fairly new rider? If you are the fearless type, definitley try the rollers, if not, perhaps a year or two on a stationary trainer is a good idea.

You are correct, I am new to road biking. I bought my first road bike in June/12. I'm not exactly "fearless" as I have had my share of wipeouts this summer. All of my "incidents" we're due to my foot getting stuck in the cheap clip in pedals that were sold with the bike. I upgraded the pedals to eggbeaters, and haven't wiped out since.
The rollers look intresting, though I have a feeling one needs to be coordinated to use them? Am I right in assuming its easy to wipeout on?
Your also right about the great deal on the trainer in the for sale section. That's an awesome price!
Thank you for all the great advise