Originally Posted by
Suzie Green
I don't know how anyone else feels, but to me indoor "mileage" is irrelevant. Put your bike in a 53x12 and (depending on resistance levels) pedal away at 100 rpm. Now try and do that on the road. I ride by time and not distance on the trainer. If you absolutely MUST use a computer, temporarily mount it behind you somewhere on the frame so you can read the numbers after your workout.
I agree. I think what you should focus on on an indoor trainer is the workout. So to me, cadence is the most important quantity. Like the quoted poster says, do an x rpm ride for y amount of time. So any computers with cadence meter will do the job