Sorry about the surgery but getting a spin bike or trainer is a good idea.
I think we've covered this before and I may be able to find and bump this but let's start anew. In my view you're not wearing out the bike per se with a trainer but ... since you'll be putting in a lot of miles on it, you are wearing out your rear wheel. I keep a spare QR for the purpose and many go so far as to use a different rear wheel or spare QR and different tires. You don't want to take a tumble on your brand new shoulder because the tire wore out.
I personally like having the trainer vs just another piece of equipment. I have a Cyclops fluid trainer, works well. It's solid enough (with the optional stand for the front wheel) to stand and climb.




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