Originally Posted by merider1

Thank you for starting this. I'm going to buy a trainer this year because I found myself forced to "gym" it on rainy days this past winter when I really wanted to be on my bike. I'm with you on the spin class, only the 24 hour super-sport at which I pay way too much money to be a member, we do have a couple of excellent spin instructors, both of whom do own bikes. But I've heard the contrary for other gyms from several cyclists, for sure!

Anyway, nice review and I'll keep this in mind when I start shopping for a good quality yet affordable trainer.