Originally Posted by El Diablo Rojo
That was my initial impression also, I may change my mind once I'm really comfortable. It seems to me that unlike the trainer you really have to focus a bit more and that in itself should help cut down on the boredom. Also the feel of riding on the rollers was more authentic than a trainer which helps as well.
That "authentic" feel can get a little bumpier then a trainner, but you have some good rollers so they shouldn't warp. My 2yr old tacx have really gotten bumpy the past month or so, i'm sure the free motion thing didn't help that much though.
You do have to focus a bit more on balance but eventualy it just becomes part of your riding (a very very very very very very good thing). As of late, i've been reading entire chapters of text books for midterms test's while riding my rollers no handed. After a while you just get a feel for the rollers and where they are, that's not to say i don't hit my bumper wheels every now and then, i do, but only because i'm holding a book up to my face, once i feel the bumper wheel i just make a minor correction with my hips (which is how you steer a bike, especially on rollers) and keep riding.
Getting started is always fun though, i've gotten brave the past couple of days and tried mounting rollers without any walls or bench's, it's a little tricky, straddle the bike, clip one foot in with the other standing on the roller frame, slide my butt on the seat, start pedaling with on leg, then lift up my supporting leg from the roller frame and clip in.