I run a 1974 Raleigh Grand Prix 10-speed on my wife's trainer sometimes. I put a modern-profile quick release skewer on the rear wheel in order to get the bike to work with the trainer. When the riding season starts again, I put the old skewer back on the bike. Her trainer is a wind trainer, which is very noisy. I put headphones on when I ride and listen to an audiobook or watch a video on my tablet.
The main reason I stop riding in the winter is road salt. Cold does not bother me, and I'll ride with the temperature well below freezing without a problem. The issue is that road treatment brine and road salt (two different things) will destroy a steel bike in short order. So when the salts go down, I resort to the trainer until the roads are clean again.