Trainer question of a different sort.

I am capable of riding my aero bars in my rollers.  Rather comfy actually.

I own both rollers and a CompuTrainer and the CT is much more useful.  The rollers are awesome for learning to spin well and not move your hips and ride a straight line.  But...it's REALLY hard to move around on them.  You can't really vary a workout.  I find it hard to shift without falling off unless I'm on my roadie and riding in the hoods.  So once I'm going...I'm going...until I fall off.  One time I made it 45 minutes without falling off.  Only problem was that all points of contact (butt and hands) were numb from staying in the exact same position for 45 minutes.  You can't shift your butt in the saddle without falling off.  Make sense?

Hey, you made me want to pull out my rollers tonight!

But to answer your question...my CT is NOT an expensive bike rack.  I use it all the time!  My rollers...well...they are kinda hiding in the closet. 

Well THAT was fun!  I just dragged my rollers out of their moving box and put them back together! Go figure, it was just like...like...riding a bike?  Once you learn how to use them, you never forget!  Fun workout!  Thanks for the nudge!

Oh, and if you don't have hardwood or tile somewhere, you can't use rollers.  I had to remind myself of that tonight as I tried to set them up on the carpet first and that didn't work so well.

Just throw down a proper size piece of plywood on the carpeting and you're good to go.   I'd put a board under a regular trainer anyway just to protect the carpeting.

I have to drive to ride my bike (roads around my house are busy), so during the week I like to ride my trainer-and alot during the winter. I use mine all the time. It was a really good investment. Sometimes, when I don't feel like working out, I'll tell myself to start riding, just for 10 minutes-and it ends up being 45-60....and it's easy because it's downstairs. No driving anywhere or anything. I highly recommend one.