I just realized that I've put 80 miles on some sort of trainer in the last week with weather being the culprit. I have a fluid trainer and a set of rollers. My workout on these trainers is usually more intense than a typical road ride. I also mountain bike quite a bit. So, which miles do you count toward your goal?? I look at it as saddle time. Count it all. But I'm interested in your opinions.

... I'm curious about the rollers - do you have a support for your front wheel or do you just ride on the rollers?

You literally just sit the bike on the rollers and ride. Getting started is tricky. Just hold on to something with one hand until you get a little speed then transfer your hand to the bike and your off. Your actually moving the bike side to side slightly to maintain your balance. And by slightly I mean 2-3 inches. With the help of the gyroscopic forces from the wheels its not as difficult as it seems after a little practice. BUT, don't drop your guard. It can spit you out of one side in a flash as I found out one evening reaching for the DVD remote.

I'd count all of the miles as well. I just picked up a sweet fluid trainer last weekend and hope to start logging some miles on it while the weather continues to be nasty. I've also got a mountain bike that I'm gonna use for slower rides with my wife. I plan to count all of those miles as well. Those rollers sound like trouble. I'd probably kill myself on those things!

westward13 hows that fluid trainer working out. I love to use mine but after about an hour to hour and a half my hips and knees start complaining. I think its the rigidity of having the bike clamped in it and it doesn't rock slightly while you ride. The rollers allow the bike to rock so I don't have that problem on it.