Originally Posted by
WhyFi
Do you dislike your bike that much?
In all seriousness, a typical trainer is the last place that I'd practice sprinting; I personally won't go beyond a seated sprint on the trainer. Having the bike/rear axel locked in when trying to rip off my handlebars just seems like cruel and unusual punishment to my bike and, just as importantly, it feels completely unnatural. If you need to practice, do it on the road, but dial down the intensity and work on form before stepping it back up.
Well, in the winter I ain't going out on a weekday in the dark and cold, or rain for that matter, so I only had the trainer for some months. I feel good sprinting on it, greatly improved my max output as well, my current max is still from trainer. But I take your point, I never really thought about it before to be honest (like why would they advertise "up to 2000W" and what do people doing Swift races do, they output way more than me I bet).