Agreed.

I just started using rollers, and it scared the piss out of me at first, though. I kept thinking I was about to fall over and eat it.

I've done it, it was pretty awesome, my gf couldn't stop laughing at me. Blasted clipless shoes.

if u ride your bike a lot for many years you will develop a smooth stroke

I start to get a bit shaky around 250+ RPM. Practice on rollers with a fixed gear. Being shaky is usually due to a poor core, or simply just a bad stroke.

do you race or are you just hopping on your bike to spin 250rpm for fun?

It's impossible to spin 250 off of rollers.

an ha?

not if u achieve xen

lol

Keirin racers.

Both. Spinning at high RPM's train your muscles to fire faster which is good for explosiveness on the track. If you can be stable at 200's on rollers, you'll be smooth at 160's sprinting on the track.

Simply because you aren't able to do it doesn't make it impossible. A lot of the elite sprinters train by spinning out 200+ RPM's.

lightbulb!

you're from around here, aren't you??

(here is seattle)

yup

on rollers.

Considering that we are talking about rollers, yes, rollers. I hope you weren't assuming by horseback?

I think you misread my original comment. I do not doubt you can spin 250+ on rollers.

I said it was impossible to spin that fast off rollers. You said you can. I said on rollers. You say of course on rollers.

That's how I follow it.

Before the story changed.

1) Being a smoother pedaler starts with a proper saddle height. In short, if your saddle is too high or too short you may bounce.

2) There will be a certain resonance frequency that will cause bouncing...even in trained riders.

3) Shorter cranks help. On 170mm cranks, I bounce around 120RPM, but I'm smooth before and after that. On 165mm cranks, I'm smooth all the way up to 225rpm.


On the road, you don't want to let your bike/cranks get going too fast and get away from you. Stay in control. Use a brake.

CITATION NEEDED.

You can spin 250RPM on rollers? Pics or it didn't happen.

carleton has spoken.

I knew it.

Here's what 250+ looks like:
Kevin Mansker. National Champion. Been to Worlds. Handful of National podiums as well. Holds nine total track records at various velodromes (pretty sure Carleton is gonna take a whack at them at Alpenrose, Mansker's original track.)


And this is on a stationary bike.

how u do standing up********************?

You be a National Champion.