Originally Posted by
Spaghetti Legs
I am definitely not C+V with the indoor trainer. I use a $5. Smart trainer has made it so I actually get a quality workout in rather than drag myself unwillingly to the old existence unit and suffer for 45 minutes until I get bored and quit. I leave my old aluminum TT bike on the trainer.
If you’re going to ride a steel bike indoors, use a shield over the top tube or rinse and wipe down carefully after each ride. Sweat collects under the top tube and has rusted out many a nice frame.
Good advice on the top tube.
Are you using Zwift? I'm thinking that a smart trainer is the way to go and $500 isn't bad for a quality product that works with Zwift (or some of the other platforms out there).
I may have to find a C&V aluminum bike for this,