I know there have been many a thread on this subject but I have yet to find the answer I'm looking for. Is there one trainer that will work with my fixed without having to switch out any parts or anything? Something I can just throw my bike on and call it a day?

dunno about trainers and fg--there was some thread or comment about
incompatibility of the locking mechanism for the rear wheel with the
track nuts or something, may be bs--

rollers are an option that avoids any real or illusory problems with
stationary trainers

Rollers are way too loud and I want to work on spinning while watching tv or a book, not possible with rollers. (at least not for me)

trainers are just as loud in my experience--actually more loud--but they are more stable.
They also take up less space which is a plus--
Have you looked at the rollers that lock your fork into place? Honestly--I bet they are
quieter than stationary trainers with the resistance mechanism. My stationary trainer
was LOUD, but then again it was cheap.

I'm up for anything that will lock any part of my fixed so I don't have to worry about keeping balance.

This kind of thing is what I'm talking about--not necessarily this brand mind you--
which is fairly expensive.

https://www.kreitler.com/product.php?...ining_stations

two things that can significantly cut down on the noise from rollers or trainers are placing the unit on something non-resonant*, and using elastomeric dampers under the feet.

*everything has a resonant frequency, but a cast-in-place concrete slab will be much less resonant than a wood framed second floor.

My cycle-ops fluid is fairly quiet and works just fine with my fixed. No part swapping, etc... the clamp fits the track nuts without any trouble. I had trouble finding elastomeric dampers, but found that carpet cuts down the sound a bit.

ps. chase, do you have a trainer? i really want to set up a goldsprints/irosprints system for a party (new years?)

I have found my trainer (CycleOps Fluid 2) considerably quieter than my Performance-brand rollers.

I'd say ideally having both is best. Trainer for zoning out, more resistance, ability to climb, sprint, etc. Rollers for more engaging easy spins.

Problem with a fluid trainer is the resistance depends on your wheel speed. Having fixed gear doesn't give you a whole lot of options. 42x15 on my trainer gets pretty tiring after 30 mins at 100 rpm, but I could go all day on the rollers.

I am a bit more serious about my training then a lot of casual FG riders, and I go by heart rate. It's hard to get my HR up to my 'zone' on rollers with my FG. I had to change my gearing to 48x15 for the winter.

I have a performance travel-trac 2000 fluid trainer and the fixed gear works fine on it. In fact I tortured myself for almost an hour and a half last night watching a spinervals dvd with the fixed gear.

I don't have to do anything special to use the fixed gear bike vs. the geared bike. The tires hit the roller in different places but it's wide enough to accomadate both bikes.

i don't have a trainer, erik. i'm looking to get some used rollers, hopefully from a roadie who doesn't do winter training anymore. i'm surprised thomas or any of the east coasters crowd doesn't have one.

cycle-ops magneto works fine w/ my Bianchi Pista. Both Nashbar and Performace claim their trainers only work with QR skewers