Sounds good; time to save up! Which roller do you have and how long did it take to get used to balancing/stopping without falling over?

I have the PB ones. They're what Carleton recommended. It took me about 45 minutes to be able to ride without occasionally leaning on the wall for support. After about another hour and a half of starting and stopping with a wall to hold on to, I was used to them enough to start and stop without any support. Getting in the clips is probably the hardest part for me right now because it's really hard to ride slow on them. Luckily since it raises you 4" off the ground you don't have to worry about clips scraping when you aren't in.

The learning curve will vary though. I happen to have a pretty sense good balance (no hand trackstand for days lol) and I've heard other people talk about it taking a few days to get the hang of it.

Today I....

Sold this

DSC_0496 by hwdxbassist, on Flickr

and bought this



and I still have some $$ left over from selling the lo-pro to buy some new
RB-002's

niiice

Did you get dat from eBay?

Damn that bike is sick, hwdx!

You should give us some specs/parts list to ogle over

today I bought a green Kilo stripper, rb021s, lizard skins , cog, freewheel, and toe straps, my excitement level is a 12 oasfott

youre doin it right ^^^


congrats!

Nice gtb!! I like that bike, and the pulse. I wouldn't mind picking one up!

Rode 1 hour on the Trek with the new trainer. Then cold set the rear of the 82 Traveler to accept a bigger rear hub.

You got that Lance hump back :-P


If that set up fits and feel right then it raises an interesting question for me. In contrast to you, I ride with a pretty flat upper back and have most of my bend in the lower back. How would this affect over all reach if we were the same height and proportions? just a thought

I've always had a sort of different back bend. I think part of it is due to the fact that I have minor scoliosis. I'm plenty comfortable with that much drop though - it just looks different than the way most peoples' backs bend.

If you bike a lot (and you probably do) then the learning curve on rollers is gonna be pretty short. I've been on some for about 20 minutes total and it was pretty smooth. You just gotta embrace the wobble.

And Today I....and some family members were playing with a cousin's rollers in the basement and my 15 year old cousin who doesn't own a road bike and has never done this was a ****ing prodigy. Several seconds of wobbly learning and he's good. Another couple minutes and he's just cruising, no hands, drinking a Mountain Dew for 10 minutes. Haha. It was incredible. And soul-shattering.

Today I need help deciding on a new track frame to replace the big block. I'm almost set on another big block because I like the tight geometry and the ability to fit big tires. Are there any other frames that fit those 2 guidelines out there? I kind of want to go aluminum just to try something different (pake french 75 ((oh god i better not do it))). Any recommendations?

Today I had a great day. No need to explain. It was just ****ing awesome.

It's not aluminum but the Kilo WT fits big tires.

Replacing a Big Block with a Kilo WT would be like swapping huevos rancheros for a bowl of cereal.

jumping in on the roller discussion:

i've had the Nashbar radiused rollers about a month now (the red plastic drums w/ raised lips on the outside). very happy w/ the price:quality. and they do fold if i ever need them to. one thing i will do is see about getting a spare drive belt to have around.

took about three 1/2hr rides before i moved it away from a pole in the basement. and the lips do feel like cheating, as they will keep you on if you drift too far, but don't hit them too hard.

being new to fixed in general, the rollers have really taught me what "spinning" means, as favoring one side or just pushing the pedals straight down results in way too much side to side motion. i compare it to walking on ice, you learn to make small adjustments because you will be punished for trying to bull through it. pretty funny experience for a former fat tire cruiser guy.

have also been able to notice differences in geometry. never knew what you guys meant by 'twitchy' frames until i compared bikes on the rollers. i could see the math, but the ride was a big wake up call.

Today I'm minutes away from starting a 62 (ish) mile road ride.

I will not be riding a brakeless track bike, nor will I have a support truck, so there is no need to comment.

Oh, it will also take me more than three hours.

Today, I get my wisdom teeth out. Yeah, I know, I waited quite a while but whatevs.

I won't ask why you have a pole in the basement I was also curious about if I'd be able to replace the drive belt but after a few google searches it looks like there are replacements out there.

It's a column support ! Dirty mind.

the one in my bedroom is a roof support!

pics or it's a stripper pole!

still working on the cradle spin