the Nexstar and any of the other similar trainers on the market all generally work fine.very often its a matter of preference and convienience. hooking up with a local club would give you access to some good used equipment ( and assistance which you WILL need)baring that, some type of electric or power assist glider/2 channel is about all you are going to be looking at for limited funds.beware---some of the cheap electrics are very poor performers & a waste of money.