Originally Posted by
roadwarrior
Years ago (before they had the really nice trainers and computer hookups and the like) I had a great set or rollers. The drums were larger than that they make now, but the thing I really liked was that only the tops of the rollers were exposed and there was a platform to stand on to get on the bike. So many of them now are all open and the hardest part is getting on the bike because it is a lot higher up than when you are on the road, and there really is no comfortable place to stand. With my old set yoy could not fold them up, but I was not transporting them anyplace.
You may be describing RollTrac rollers. I had a set in the 1970s. They consisted of a sheet metal platform with cutout sections only where the tires contacted the rollers. Great design! No idea why you never see rollers like that. Anyone with DIY skills could get some sheet steel or aluminum and fix up any current set of rollers. Even the most skilled rider of rollers would enjoy that setup, to say nothing of novices.