Originally Posted by
bobbycorno
e) none of the above. IMO, all of the listed approaches are a waste of time. Every ride on the trainer should have a specific objective and follow a structured workout. Otherwise, why bother?
SP
Bend, OR
That depends on your objective, distance and time based workouts are good when the purpose of the trainer is to keep from losing momentum. Where I live, the outdoor riding season lasts from roughly the end of May to Canadian Thanksgiving, yeah to can stretch it a little on each end, if your lucky, that means roughly 4½ to 5½ months. This means that if your unlucky and get started May 24 weekend, it's mid-September before your into doing decent distances, and then your done a month later. If you use a trainer to keep up your momentum, then you get the whole summer to get in decent rides.