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When the weather is carp, which would you rather use a turbo trainer or a spin bike? 
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Everyone is different.
If you can motivate yourself well then the turbo would be the better option. Its your bike so it fits you well.
If you dont like that kind of thing, then spin can be a more social activity and you may be more likely to use that.
If you buy a spin bike then other members of the household could use it too though ?
Well i'm going to buy a turbo, for convenience, and to save time travelling to spin all the time, and also just to get used to sitting on my bike for eons. I'll also be going to spin though. I go to a dedicated spin place, and it is soooo much better than the gym spin places
Pea any soap makes me want to rip my shirt off, turn green and smash things.
The Archers music however reminds me off Summer's at my Grans house being outdoors and working on there garden or as a sensible person would call it a small holding.
turbo everytime - your bike does not have a flywheel. if it's spin or nothing then spin is ok but a turbo is way better than a spin bike.
spin classes (which i don't think you're asking about?) often don't do very useful things such as too much very high cadence, out of the saddle, stupid press ups on the handlebars etc.
it depends on what you are trying to achieve - if you are just looking for enjoyable exercise then spin classes are fun. if you want to be a good cyclist then use your bike - on the road and on the turbo.
Lee - just my opinion (which will probably be unpopular) but spin classes seem to be more popular with weaker cyclists. learn to love your bike.
I'm an Archers addict
R4 for warm and cool down on the turbo is great. Hard House UK radio podcasts for the rest 
sitting on your bike in the dining room is cheating
3 hrs staring at the garage door (with just the radio for company) is better for your menthol strength. Especially when its -3 cos the garage isnt integral.
been looking at rollers
starting off and stopping look a bit dicey, do they have variable resistance
TR - my turbo is in the garage too. Cold in the winter, hot and humid in the summer. I love my turbo dungeon.
I've not tired rollers yet but I'm sure they'd be good. More as a supplement to the turbo than a replacement tho - I don't fancy very hard sets on rollers (even if it's now possible with those that have resistance)!
That's like one of those "Would you prefer to loose your hearing or eyesight" questions
There must be zillions of them languishing unloved in the back of garages, sheds, lofts and cubboard after 15 minutes of use.
Unless i have more than 90mins I never ride outside, it takes me a while to get through junctions etc to get to some decent roads. I dont want to waste time waiting fro traffic etc. I also do intervals etc on teh Turbo.
Bootsie - What about the turbo - chuckle ? I have a Tacx Sirius it was teh best reviewed Turbo for the money (~£100) I wanted to spend.
Stick it in 53*11 and you wont need any more resistance.
If I could afford one I would.
Bootie I'm sure where will be someone out there that can lend you one. Like previous post a lot of the time they aren't used anyway.
I might invest in a turbo. The OH has just read all the posts and said " b*gger that means two turbos, his n hers" and walked away grumbling to himself.
so next question... whats the best turbo trainer?
All depends on how much you want to spend
they range from £100 to several thousand
lets say... £100 to £150
Not sure how noisy it is compared to others, I use it in the garage so it doesnt matter. I think teh reviews said it was quiet. I use mine probaly twice a week in the summer (ride outside sometimes) and 5 times a week in teh winter. Its teh best ~ £100 I've ever spent on sports kit.
I would add that I paid extra for the cable that allows you to change the resistance, but you dont need that option you just chanage gears on the bike to alter the resistance.
Look it up on Wiggle and read the reviews from the magazines.
I have a Cycleops Mag, pretty basic but does the job.
I would suggest that you have a training wheel otherwise you are going to go through your race tyres in short fashion.
I know some people have DVDs, watch TV or listen to music to break the boredom - or you could dress an inflatable doll in cycle gear and put it on a bike in front of you then you can have a pursuit - woops sorry wrong forum
Used to do spin classes in my old gym, the instructor was a cyclist so no handlebar pushup nonsense, lots of high resistance, some sprints but most in max effort at 60-90 rpm. Would then follow immediately with a a 5K treadmill run so got a brick session in as well.
I have one bike and one wheel and tyre. Tyre use a Vittoria Rubino tyres - they last me about a year, but its not a race tyre - although I do race on em.