A different approach to rollers...
03-06-08, 04:39 PM
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A different approach to rollers...
Sometimes when I'm about to finish riding rollers, I'll gradually slow my RPMs until I'm literally pedaling as slow as I possibly can while still staying upright. Does anyone else do this, and do you think it adds to balance or handling when you're on the bike (i.e. riding in ****ty conditions, mud, ice, going really sloooowww...) ?
03-06-08, 04:59 PM
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I actually don't think rollers help my handling at all...I could see them helping my position on bike and stroke/smoothness....
03-06-08, 05:37 PM
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to a track stand? if i turn my front at all its game over... no trackstanding for me
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I don't turn the wheel. I am a late comer to the "fixed scene." I tend to think that I have good balance racing downhill bikes and messing around with trials during college. I'm just a road going fairweather poosy now.
03-07-08, 03:57 PM
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you could always bikerfox it
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I slow down as well.
I dont know if it helps, but it makes me more comfortable getting off.
I dont know if it helps, but it makes me more comfortable getting off.
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The bike shop I ride for has some old school rollers with ball bearings that are butter. After trying to pedal backwards I turned the bike around with the front wheel on the rear rollers and it makes it possible. But not easy.
