Originally Posted by
tetonrider
all good points. a trainer warm-up in the heat is additional load.
i like a trainer with a gel roller; it means i can warm-up with my race wheel without putting much additional strain on the tire as one with, say, a metal drum would. one less thing to mess with before a start.
yeah I have an old set of folding rollers with a magnet. and if possible I also roll several laps of the course prior to the start.