Originally Posted by
on the path
Sort of off topic, but I think relevant.. I've been using a set of basic rollers that my friend gave me almost 5 years ago. I don't use them in the summer but they get a fair amount of use in the winter months. They work just fine.
I've been looking at rollers with resistance. I use my single speed on the rollers I now have. I'm wondering how I might fare using that same bike with resistance rollers. Would I be able to effectively turn over the crank with my relatively high gear ratio (46/16, or ~75 gear inches) on higher resistance settings?
FWIW, I use my SS bike for the rollers I now have for a few, what I believe are very good reasons. My SS by nature has a bullet proof drive train and relatively few moving parts. It's hardly a beater, but I'd rather not subject my nicer road bikes to the wear and tear of the rollers.
I think you might benefit from the resistance. The problem with SS on regular rollers is you can't shift up to generate enough resistance to do hard intervals or to do low cadence hard efforts. Since you can't gear down, you should also keep your present rollers.
Rollers don't have wear and tear. No dirt, no tire wear, no nuthin'. That's a big reason they're better than a trainer.