Holy rollers how to
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mwlikesbikes
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Seems pretty easy to me....
knobbyhead
Next off the Island.
, When I had rollers. I:
Road between the door frame using my shoulder for balance.
Used a pretty high gear, somebody mentioned big ring up front, middle in the back. the wheels really need to be going fast.
Look ahead, not down. same principle applies when carrying a full glass of water.
It's takes a little bit of trails, but I got it eventually.
Maybe @jumpa can jump in, he bought my old rollers. Let's see how he is doing.
Road between the door frame using my shoulder for balance.
Used a pretty high gear, somebody mentioned big ring up front, middle in the back. the wheels really need to be going fast.
Look ahead, not down. same principle applies when carrying a full glass of water.
It's takes a little bit of trails, but I got it eventually.
Maybe @jumpa can jump in, he bought my old rollers. Let's see how he is doing.
Yes, the smaller the size, the more resistance, or maybe the other way around. In any case, you have the middle of the road ones.
ChrisG
Unapologetic Lifer for Rock and Roll
-Bigger drums=less resistance, and a smaller contact patch. Larger drums are less stable as well.
-Hold the bars on the top, hands fairly close to the stem. If you hands are close to the middle of the bar, things will be less swervy.
-Yes, your hands control where you go, but so does pedal pressure. If you push harder with one foot than you do with the other, you'll find out pretty quickly.
-No hands is easier than one hand, once you've got the wheels up to speed and aren't pedaling with lopsided pressure.
-Hold the bars on the top, hands fairly close to the stem. If you hands are close to the middle of the bar, things will be less swervy.
-Yes, your hands control where you go, but so does pedal pressure. If you push harder with one foot than you do with the other, you'll find out pretty quickly.
-No hands is easier than one hand, once you've got the wheels up to speed and aren't pedaling with lopsided pressure.
jumpa
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Same thing with the door. But I preferred a heavy gear at a slower cadence to get the wheels up to speed
Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
This is what I thought but glad to see another fat biker say it!
It's called time crunching, you thought your kids are demanding now. I traded my selfishness to staying in touch with my teens. Between running a business and teens who do sports and such I had to give up my free time. @jimvreeland you will see soon enough. @pearl will learn one day soon also. Biking takes a very back seat for now.
Echo @ChrisG. Hands very close to the stem.
Also @merritt is right about dying.
Worst thing to watch is a perspective show from a moving camera. Like from the driver's seat kinda thing. You will fall off. Period.
But it's not like a real crash. You just go clunk then get back on. I can text on the rollers now which likely means I'm on them too much.
Also @merritt is right about dying.
Worst thing to watch is a perspective show from a moving camera. Like from the driver's seat kinda thing. You will fall off. Period.
But it's not like a real crash. You just go clunk then get back on. I can text on the rollers now which likely means I'm on them too much.
mwlikesbikes
Well-Known Member
Serious question: does anyone wear a helmet while on rollers?
ChrisG
Unapologetic Lifer for Rock and Roll
As @Norm says: It's not like a moving crash. Your bicycle doesn't have any momentum in and of itself, assuming you stop pedaling when you're falling off. So the bike just keels over.
Unless you're on a fixed gear, in which case you might end up riding into the Christmas tree.
Yes this is usually when I drop a wheel...Used to happen more often when i would watch top gear on the rollers.
Sucks mtb tires on the rollers make such an unbearable racket...riding the mtb on the rollers is more fun than the road bike imo. Fuck around alot more.
lately I like the trainer better, but i usually switch back and forth.
jnos
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No. I assume the glass coffee table will keep my head from hitting the floor. Okay, the real answer is that you just roll off the side and stop and put a foot down. No real crash potential.
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