ROTFL! Rollers provide some great stories... and they do wonders to smooth one out. They do not suffer fools one wit.

I didn't use mine this year, because the PT place in town that ran a spinning class the prior Winter didn't do one this Winter. They all moved away from me when I showed up with my rollers. The others all had plastic or AL framed bikes, and some had no idea what rollers were. They all used the wimp-out trainers. Doesn't take a whit of skill to get a workout on trainers, but they do nothing to smooth one's riding style.

Some weeks into the program, when I'd not yet crashed or suffered some other embarrassing incident, I began asking if anyone would like to try them. Not one. Not a single one would take the challenge. Even after I successfully managed to stay upright (albeit off the rollers) after the rear tire blew out (I was expecting it, just didn't know when, and figured it would be pretty funny) not a single one was willing to try.

There was roller racing in one of the Cambridge, MA bike shops back in the early 80's. All the hot road bikies were there, and I brought over two top-flight BMX kids. I really had no idea what to expect from them. I don't recollect what they used for bikes, loaners from someplace or another. Man they were fast. Riding sans toeclips they had developed extremely smooth pedaling style, and blew the lot away.

But, for the true roller experience, you need to find a set of Cinelli rollers. Let us say that they were not balanced in any sense of the word, and were quite noisy as a result. I have a good story, but I'll wait to see what others have to offer.