Originally posted by lotek
What rollers won't do, is build strength. I ride Rollers
and have a trainer, they are totally different things.
FWIW Rollers are difficult enough without adding resistance
units. Yeah I know everyone markets these things but
check how many "nearly new" rollers are out there on
e-bay. If you buy rollers with resistance, disconnect it and
ride them without the unit.
Just my $.02 worth
Marty
I disagree with this statement that rollers will not help you build strength. With a resistance unit (I use Kreitler's Killer Headwind Fan) I can get as much resistance as any trainer so why does that not build strength?
Also I don't find that rollers are any less/more difficult to use because there is a resistance unit attached. I ride rollers 5 days a week in the off season and my strength and bike handling skills have gone through the roof. I could not believe it when I hit the road last spring after a serious winter on the rollers. I was flying over my past summers efforts.
I do agree that some of the rollers with small diameter drums are hard enough to spin without the use of a resistance unit but they are harder on your tires and do not offer the flexibility to do high cadence workouts that larger drums do with a unit attached. Well...unless you have legs like Lance!