Turbo Trainer Buying Advice

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Maclennane Jan 2012 6:03pm, 6 Jan 2012 17,821 posts	0 Maclennane I have a no-mark magnetic turbo with variable resistance which I got for €99. It's a bit noisy but otherwise fine thus far. There is some rubber on it though so I suspect the bit about knackering your tyres is correct/
may Jan 2012 6:05pm, 6 Jan 2012 798 posts	0 may Highly recommended prior to buying we bought the cycleops classic fluid 2 turbo trainer cost was 200 pounds great to train on very quiet easy to set up: )
mblnFERCr Jan 2012 6:15pm, 6 Jan 2012 147 posts	0 mblnFERCr I just bought a 'cheap' magnetic turbo for £75 here : http://www.eaststcycles.com/products.php?plid=m2b0s36p3118. Just trying to keep my cardio fitness while Im waiting for my calf to heal. Any good guides for using it properly? I'm using it for interval style exercise, just to keep the boredom levels down...
mblnFERCr Jan 2012 6:16pm, 6 Jan 2012 148 posts	0 mblnFERCr Oh and its quiet enough to have in the lounge and watch the telly - if you like that kind of thing
JohnnyO Jan 2012 8:42pm, 6 Jan 2012 11,009 posts	0 JohnnyO Realistically it's only ever going to be in the garage, but I don't want something too loud anyway. I quite like the idea of the rollers, but the horror stories worry me a bit.
Dai Bank Jan 2012 3:04pm, 9 Jan 2012 2,775 posts	0 Dai Bank Rollers are fine but as was ssaid they do need a fair bit of concentartion at first but the benefits of fluidity in your pedalling stroke when you ride on road or mtb are worth it imo. If you look at any track cycling event you always see warmup and warmdown on rollers yet watching road event TT warm ups they are always on turbo. Couldn't access the link but these are the rollers I have tweekscycles.com
JohnnyO Jan 2012 8:51pm, 9 Jan 2012 11,023 posts	0 JohnnyO This is difficult. I like the idea of the rollers more than the turbo, I would definitely benefit from a bit of work on the smoothness of my pedalling. Maybe I should start a poll.
eL Bee! Jan 2012 9:00pm, 9 Jan 2012 17,501 posts	0 eL Bee! Rollers for a more efficient pedalling action, balance and bike handling. Difficult to get bored because if you stop concentrating you will have a mishap Turbo for working hard, not having to concern yourself with falling over (although it IS possible) and getting very bored. They are both useful for different things.
JohnnyO Jan 2012 9:51pm, 9 Jan 2012 11,028 posts	0 JohnnyO Ah, so I need both!
MudMeanderer Jan 2012 9:59pm, 9 Jan 2012 424 posts	0 MudMeanderer I always wondered how you got on, and possibly more significantly off rollers without toppling over. I've seen people on them at the velodrome (including someone nearly taking a line of users out!) but never how they got there or escaped.