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Originally Posted by look 171
Hold it there, cowboy. Red beard is correct, get out and ride. Those trainers are so boring. I only last 20 min tops and have to bet off to get something to eat, go the bathroom, or something just to make excuses to get off the thing. I just walked into the house form our ride, 50 miles. It was 43 this morning. You get used to it in about 15 min of riding. Sure fingers and toes are frozen. Its not suppose to be comfortable. Just enjoy. Get the trainer later. Now don't you and your wife fight over the thing, you hear?
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What he said. I used a trainer when I was rehabbing from my hip replacement. I lasted two days. Then I couldn't stand it anymore. If you were closer I'd give it to you for free, because that's what I paid for it, and you could see how sick of it you would be. The doctor said I could ride a trainer, so I figured he wouldn't care if I rode a bike.
Get out and ride that new bike. Spend the trainer money on things you need like full finger gloves and a warm hat and tights and knee warmers.
You need to get used to traffic and wind and up and downhill.
(I just got off the bike too, only 20 miles, but I'm practicing climbing out of the saddle. I'm 60yo next month, but I still have dreams of being like Alberto Contador.)
And don't get rollers. They're tricky as hell to learn... (my own opinion, I don't have the world's best balance. YMMV)