I've been intrigued about the notion of rollers - indoor cycling trainers. Recently I was able to borrow a set which, themselves, may be C&V as the sticker has the Al Kreitler name with the "310 West Wilson, Ottawa, KS" address. It appears that location shut down when Al past on in 2001. This rig has the 4.5 inch alloy rollers with the alloy (vs polycarbonate) end caps. Great bearings, good mass, quiet.

I've been on them a couple of times now and have not crashed yet. Pretty good huh? Today I had the Nishiki International up on them. I set them in the opening of the sliding door in my shop, door jam on one side and the sliding door locked into position in the other side - an opening about 6 inches wider than my shoulders. I kept the frequent advice in mind: get on up to speed, focus on an object about 4 to 6 feet ahead of the front wheel, light hands on the bars, near the stem, relax, relax, relax. It went well but these are the first times I've worn my helmet indoors. Crashing off the top of whirling rollers that are 6 inches off the floor would be too interesting. So far so good, a bit each day and its getting better and a bit longer and smoother.

I'll try the other bikes too - the Raleigh, the Cannondale, the frankenbike. I'll give it a go for a few weeks and we'll see if I really like the thing. It is a weird but cool feeling up there.

Anyone else rolling C&V on rollers?