I suspect my good road bike will be getting put away winter shortly and my mind is wandering to winter turbo sessions.
I bought a £50 turbo last winter and it got used weekly and whilst coupled with sufferfest actually enjoyable (relatively speaking) and made quite a marked improvement to my fitness. This winter I would like to be a bit more structured and plan to use trainer road.
It is however quite a noisy contraption – it feels similar in Volume to a vacuum cleaner. Also as it is a no brand turbo, there are no power curves in trainer road.
I live in a small, ground floor flat so whatever I get has to be compact for stowage. It also means that my partner will be close by so quiet as possible is needed.
I suppose firstly, what would be quieter, a fluid turbo or a set of rollers? And how would they compare to the sound of a vacumme? Also what is optimal balance between cost & utility best out there fore sensible money?
Part of me thinks I would prefer rollers as I have, perhaps an irrational fear of my my carbon bike clamped in the turbo, as such I stay constantly in the saddle to minimise forces through the frame.