Originally Posted by
woodcraft
In the same way that training wheels make it harder to learn to ride- you get used to not balancing.
"I'll disagree with all of the above and assert that riding on a trainer does just about nothing for improving riding on the road"
Do you agree with the above statement?
That doesn't harm your ability to ride on the road, however. Not riding on the road harms your ability to ride well on the road. There's a reason why the first group ride each year is an utter sketch fest, regardless of whether or not you've been slaving away on rollers or a trainer all winter. You get used to riding in close proximity by riding in close proximity.
Absolutely I agree as that's not the point of riding on rollers or a trainer.
But for some reason people always seem to think that's the main purpose of rollers.