I have not heard of anyone damaging their frame on a trainer. I have heard of people falling off of rollers and injuring themselves.

I have used neither, so what do I know. I have been told that unless you are going to concentrate on the ride, a trainer is safer. Personally, I want a device that I will be able to use sitting in front of a TV while I watch the news or a ball game, so I am leaning toward a trainer.

But, I think we have hi-jacked Koffee's thread, which was to answer this question:

>>>Ok, now I'm wondering if that Kinetics trainer would be better for me- I'm looking to purchase a trainer in the next two weeks, and it's either a Computrainer, a Kinetics trainer from Analytic Cycling, or the Cycle-Ops. I definitely want something that will measure power, speed, and cadence. If anyone has something to say about which of these three trainers would best meet my goal, I'm delighted to hear from them. It's just that it's so much money to plunk down on something, I really do want the best value for my money. I would be just catatonic if I dropped all that money and couldn't get everything I wanted.<<<