Road Cycling - I'm in the rollers club now!

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on2wheels
06-09-04, 10:14 AM
I just picked up my Kreitler Challenger rollers from my LBS last night. It was a little scary riding them at first, but it didn't take long for me to get the hang of it - I was soon able to ride about 5 miles. I rode them with a chair on my left side (to help me get on and off the rollers) and a tall freezer on my right side.

I've ridden a Cyclops fluid trainer before, but it became very monotonous after a short while. With the rollers, the amount of concentration needed to stay on them keeps me motivated and alert. Plus, I don't have to worry about the stress that trainers can put on a bike :)

For anyone considering the purchase of a trainer, I would highly recommend looking into rollers as an alternative.

SchreiberBike
06-09-04, 11:43 AM
After you get good at rollers, they become almost as monotonous as a trainer. (smiley face)

They have a lot of other benefits though, They are especially great at teaching you to ride smooth and straight.
lotek
06-09-04, 12:23 PM
yes they do get boring, but then you can work up to
riding rollers no handed, drinking, removing jersey etc.
I can ride no hands for about 2 or 3 minutes then remember
what I'm doing and lurch for the bars. :D
I also have fluid2 that I never use.

marty

geneman
06-09-04, 01:49 PM
I just picked up my Kreitler Challenger rollers from my LBS last night. It was a little scary riding them at first, but it didn't take long for me to get the hang of it - I was soon able to ride about 5 miles. I rode them with a chair on my left side (to help me get on and off the rollers) and a tall freezer on my right side.

I've ridden a Cyclops fluid trainer before, but it became very monotonous after a short while. With the rollers, the amount of concentration needed to stay on them keeps me motivated and alert. Plus, I don't have to worry about the stress that trainers can put on a bike :)

For anyone considering the purchase of a trainer, I would highly recommend looking into rollers as an alternative.

reminder .... unless you're in the Southern Hemisphere it's summer where you live.

-mark