Originally Posted by
Rides4Beer
People will always find a way to cheat, no matter the activity or medium. I bought a trainer last winter when I first started riding, and never even took it out of the box, so I returned it to the store. Decided I'd rather ride in the cold than in the garage. But there's also only a few days in the winter where it's not safe to ride around here due to ice, the rest is just dealing with the temps. If I was up north, I'd def have a nice trainer setup with a big screen.
It's only cheating if you get caught. Otherwise it's
innovation. Racing is as much about technical skill as it is about finding out what you can get away with inside the confines of the rulebook.
Zwift was a excellent sanity-saver when I was down for 6 weeks with a broken hand. I contain within me very little desire to do it voluntarily, much less competitively. I will brave most any weather not to have to drag the trainer out*.
*says the guy who lives in the land without weather or seasons