Originally Posted by kg4fxg

You sounds like you are a pretty serious rider and that is good.

I ride my trainer more than outside and love it. Mostly due to work hours and putting in 11 hour days. I like the Sufferfest/Trainer Road videos. I also use Epic Ride and really enjoy Spinervals. I also just use music from iTunes like the 35 workout hits Vol 1 - 3. Nice beat to get your cadence going.

For me, I ride an hour in the morning at 4:30AM and another hour in the evening after 9PM. Not great times to be outside. Here is the key for me, I have my bike set up in my office at home. My office looks nice, floor to ceiling bookcases etc. I even bought a little table for $30 that is very tall and small for a projector to hold laptop over front wheel. I refuse to ride in a closet or back room. Ceiling fan and tower fan help greatly.

I don't sweat much, I keep a Yoga towel on the bar. I am 50 and probably don't train hard like you. A hour for me is cadence 105-110 steady with some hill climbs standing if just listening to music. What I call my easy ride. I keep data in my Garmin 705. Love to upload and analyze the data or see progress.

I know many hate the trainer. I tend to love it. I use a Kurt Kinetic Road Trainer. I don't have experience with other trainers and I have never tried rollers.

Every man needs a man cave (office) and make it nice. Put up that poster of a mountain in France. Or your favorite Pro-Cyclist. Or Sufferfest flag. Congrats on the family. We adopted in our late 40's and my daughter is seven now. My Dad lives with me as my Mom died of ALS. I care for him, bath and dress and fix meals. Hence time is short. Work 10-11 hour days with two hours round trip commuting.

I listen to Velo Beats and Cycle 360 podcasts. Lots of good things to keep the motivation up. In the end nothing beats a good ride inside or out.