Originally Posted by
surgeonstone
I am truly and honestly at a loss why anyone would spend more than a few hundred on an indoor trainer. God almighty, go outside, enjoy the weather, the rain, the snow, the heat, it's all so vastly better than cycling indoors.
Perhaps because they don't enjoy riding in the rain, the snow, or searing heat?
Generally speaking I'd rather ride outdoors than on a stationary machine but given the choice between braving twisting mountain roads in the ice or jumping on a machine indoors I'll take the machine. Given the choice between going outdoors in torrential rain and gale force winds or the machine I'll take the machine.
Whether the machine is a custom machine or a turbo trainer makes little difference from there. Some might think it's silly to drop $2000 on an indoor machine but then you get down to subjective opinions of what to spend and where.