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@Samarmour
Both rollers and turbo have a place in bike training in a country with terrible weather.
Rollers will help you become a more efficient rider (better balance, smoother pedal stroke, better use of core muscles, etc), which means a higher percentage of your energy output is making the bike go forward rather than 'bleeding' out into unnecessary movement. We all know a rider who can't ride without bobbing their head and shoulders from side to side...
While a turbo is great for lactic acid training, max effort sprints, etc where you'd soon get tired and be in too much pain to not fall off the rollers before you've finished the session.
As for Colm's original question about what would be best after a heavy squat session, that depends on what part of your training cycle you're in and what your training goals are.
Either way, both are pretty darn useful in the lovely British weather...!