Trainers?

[deano]

I've been considering buying a trainer. It seems that my options consist of the traditional trainer, a rim drive trainer, and a trainer which provides magnetic resistance.

I just wanted to hear any feedback from people regarding trainers, such as the pros and cons of each.

I have been told be some that the rim drive is a good choice to avoid the inconvenience of changing your tires. But does this have any affect on the rim???? Thanks in advance.

Buy some ROLLERS.....They Rule!
It takes about five minutes to learn how to ride them. Plus they are a lot more fun than a fixed trainer....

Go With either the Cyclops Fluid or the Fluid T2 if you are looking for a trainer....Both are rear wheel mounted trainers.

[pk]

If you're going to use MTB tires, a rim drive trainer is definitely the way to go. Trainers are bad enough (ie. boring), but having to feel the bumps of the knobs would make them unbearable!

However, if you use slicks, I'd recommend real rollers. Since you have to balance, the rollers will make you a much smoother cyclist.

pk

I have a 4 year old Volare Fluid Trainer that stills gets the job done. I use my road bike on it.

I could see the benefit of rollers but I like the fact that I can screw with the remote for the idiot box and not worry about crashing in my basement....plus I'm not training for any criteriums or anything....just trying to maintain some fitness through the winter when I can't get out for a ride....

As far as being a smoother cyclist....who would want to do that? ;)

NOO

[sizlinseagulsoup]

I would spend the money on a fluid trainer. They work a lot better than mag trainers (quieter, more resistence, and they don't "grab" your wheel as much. )

I've never used rollers, but my friends tell me that they are more fun to use.

[jmurray04]

If you can afford it, serious about riding, and live in NE, get a computrainer. I've done the videos, rollers, etc. but nothing compares.

Regular trainers work on one resistence curve vs. speed. The Computrainer varies the resistence at the rear wheel to simulate hills, giving you an actual feeling of riding on the road. There's a ton of other features like watts, avg. speed, spinscan, and # of feet climbed.

I got the map software from wifey for Christmas, so now I can create a course from any road or trail in the US.

They are on ebay all the time, so if you catch it right you can score a deal on one of these.