Wanted: Indoor Bike Trainer or Bust!

Now that I'm nearing the finish line ... or starting line ... you know what I mean, the reality of not being able to get out of the house much for the first few months is sinking in. Don't get me wrong - I can't wait until those months when I get to "kick it" with the boys. My transition from running to biking was a toughy when I had to stop hitting the pavement daily and I'd rather not transition from biking to nothing when the boys come. Intro - indoor bike trainers.

A while back I blogged on my home gym setup. Now I'd like to add a bike trainer to round out the cardio kick I oh-so-love. Bicycling magazine has a great lineup of trainers:

• Blackburn Trakstand Ultra Indoor Bicycle Trainer$207-300
  
• Kreitler Kompact 3.0in Roller Set$338-445 Kreitler $164-168
• Elite Crono Primo Fluid Elastogel Wireless Indoor Bicycle Trainer $525-621
• Giant Cyclotron Auto II $250
• ACTION TRAINER MINOURA VFS150G-R MAG$261-290
• Tacx Satori Trainer with Gel Roller$308-394
• Nashbar Watt Master Fluid Trainer$290-360

Note the hefty price-tags - bummer!

I found the Bell Motivator Mag Indoor Bicycle Traineron Amazon which has great ratings but I'm hoping to get even cheaper! Yes, you guessed it, my next few days/weeks will be spent Craigslist.com haunting and checking in with bike training clinics for used trainers. Wish me shopping luck!