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Old 04-13-11 | 10:45 PM
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Bikes: Pinarello Nytro, Momentum Transend

Rollers... it was all psychological

When I was a teen and heavy into the racing scene, I got a set of rollers at the advice of just about everybody at the velodrome. Many days were spent with me being too nervous and worried about falling off... which of course caused me to actually do just that many times over. Despite being able to track stand for as long as I wanted, bump elbows with my meanest competitors, ride no handed, and otherwise handle my bike just fine, I gave up on the rollers and figured it was just something I could not do.

Well, now I got a secret weapon: A hallway that is no more than 3' wide. I set the rollers up in the middle, and with the comfort of knowing I could just lean my shoulder onto the wall, I proceeded to ride the rollers for 20 minutes without needing the walls. Oh, the power of the mind.

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