Originally Posted by
noglider
[MENTION=81459]tcs[/MENTION] that reminds me of how I heard of the same benefits from riding a fixed gear — with a low ratio — in the winter. So I tried it. And it’s true. I rarely ride fixed anymore, but the skill stays with me. Riding fixed in the winter has other benefits: 1. Since you’re always moving, it makes you warm, and 2. It’s more work, so you get more of a workout per distance.
Yup. I rode rollers only once. For three or four weeks the winter after my head injury. When it became apparent I cold ride them as long as I wanted I was given the go-ahead to return to road training. But, yes. Rollers are such a fine tuner of riding skills. The fix gear also (as long as you keep the gear low and/or incorporate fast downhills).