This winter I road an exercise bike in the basement when I couldn't ride outside. The big negative is that I couldn't make the adjustments to have the fit of the road bike. Now that trainers are on sale, I'm thinking of making the purchase now. My shop has both the fluid 2 and kinetic road machine.
My question is based on how I want to use a trainer during the riding months. I want to use my road bike on the trainer without swapping tires or other parts, for convenience, in the situation where it's raining and I still want to ride. I'm even thinking of keeping the skewer that comes with the trainer on my road bike (not too heavy?) so it's not a big deal to switch between road and trainer. So, does either of the above trainers have advantages over the other in terms of using the skewer when riding on the road, tire wear, etc?
I also care about long-term benefits, which I've read about, but wondering if one is better than the other given what I've described.
I'll be buying in the next couple of days, so a quick response is appreciated.
My question is based on how I want to use a trainer during the riding months. I want to use my road bike on the trainer without swapping tires or other parts, for convenience, in the situation where it's raining and I still want to ride. I'm even thinking of keeping the skewer that comes with the trainer on my road bike (not too heavy?) so it's not a big deal to switch between road and trainer. So, does either of the above trainers have advantages over the other in terms of using the skewer when riding on the road, tire wear, etc?
I also care about long-term benefits, which I've read about, but wondering if one is better than the other given what I've described.
I'll be buying in the next couple of days, so a quick response is appreciated.