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Originally Posted by bigbill

I went six years without using a trainer when I lived in NE Texas. The weather was mild enough and the Northeast Texas Trail (rail trail) gave me plenty of opportunities to ride all winter. Here in NW Arizona, the road riding isn't that great, and often the wind is 20+ mph, whipping up dust storms. Right now, the wind is out of the northwest at 23 mph and it's the desert, you can't get out of the wind. When I moved here in 2018 for work, I bought a Wahoo KICKR and put together a workout space with my old Ti Fierte, KICKR Climb, Bluetooth speakers, two big fans, and a 32" flat screen TV. It is always available.

We live in Wyoming in the summer and the road riding is awesome, no need for a trainer. We will likely move to Wyoming next spring, so I'll set the trainer up again since winter temps often begin with "negative."

Nice story.