Mags were reputed to be much noisier than fluids. You'll need to pre-
test to know if that is still true. Even in winter, the world is
probably saturated with trainers, maybe not with the latest
electronics and reasons to boost prices from $100 to $300, though. So,
if you care about $, find a piece of basement ware. When I looked
there in DC, I had my choice of 4 in a week, with prices from $20-$50.
As with most such stuff: too boring to have been used much by the
sellers.
For all we know, there may be just a few mfgs, which customize them
with different decals for different vendors.
> What is the main difference b/t a Mag and a Fluid trainer? It looks
> as though the fluid is more $$, is it worth the extra?
> Also, is Blackburn a respectable brand? I know CycleOps is, what
> others are?