Discussion: Stationary bike

I'm curious, did you consider getting one of those bike trainers where you can attach your road bike to it?

If so, why did you end up not going that route?

I did consider that, yeah. I settled on the stationary bike for three reasons:
1) I wanted a machine that my partner could also use, and my bike is too big for her
2) I wanted to be able to use my bike outdoors, weather permitting, without repeated disassembly.
3) I wanted to avoid wear and tear on my bicycle from a winter of indoor training.

I may have overestimated the cost of (3). I settled on this guy, and my impressions are favorable and consistent with what I read before making the purchase. It's certainly not quite the same as riding a road bike, but I think it will be a useful tool for winter training. And, if I find that I don't use it enough, I am sure there is sufficient demand that I could sell it to someone in the Toronto area.

Fair enough.

With mine disassembly required is essentially nonexistent as you stick the rear wheel as is into the trainer. Theoretically you should switch the tire to a special tire with harder rubber because the trainer does cause significant wear on the rear tire but I've never actually done that.

Anyway, enjoy the new purchase!