Thanks BD. After this winter, I'll take your advice, and will remember your tip about keeping the bike's nose up a bit while on the rack.

It's a judgement call this winter ... to get a confession out of my Serotta ... by placing it on the rack. I wanted to learn how to use clipless pedals for the first time, how to use a compact 50/34 crankset for the first time, how to get the feel of a true road bike for the first time ... without falling down or twisting a healing ankle.

I took a winter maintenance course last week, and one thing that was mentioned was possible damage of the headset from your sweat, if you're really cranking on a trainer. It was recommended to keep a towel at least over your headset, but also over your top tube. I want to remember seeing online, what looks like a hammock, that you attach between seatpost and stem. The purpose of the hammock was to catch your sweat while using a trainer, so you don't dribble sweat all over your bike. Anybody use one of these sweat hammocks?