Turbo or Rollers

Eskimo427

I know this has been asked before however there doesn't appear to be any definite answers.

What I would like to know is which one will benefit me as an endurance Mountain Biker? I appreciate the obvious choice would be a turbo trainer as they have resistance, however I believe you can buy resistance kits for rollers which don't cost the earth.

The only real benefits I've read about each is a turbo trainer allows you to watch tv and rollers are good for balance.

As I live in north Scotland the weather here isn't the best so whichever device I get will be a substitute for actual riding and will be used heavily as a training aid.

Thanks for reading.

callaghan

Think that it has been answered...comes down to personal preference.
Rollers - more entertaining, develop balance etc, more road like...the downside being that standard ones dont offer enough resistance/ you need to be reasonably skilled to push hard enough to get your HR up

Turbo - mind numbing etc...but you can watch TV. Ideal for doing high intensity intervals.

Both are difficult to spend greater than an hour on. I think that you should go for both and use them for different sessions, but if you could only have one then the turbo is probably the most versatile.

sampurnell

i have rollers and my mate has Turbo, fduring winter we will be alternating mornings on his garage, rollers Heart rate Zone 2 and calls when the Turbo rider has to start/end interbval sessions.

simple answer - get access to both. :P

Eskimo427

thanks for the replies guys.

Unfortunately I don't have money for both so it's one or the other.

Thanks

callaghan

reluctantly so id advise getting the turbo......

Eskimo427

callaghan wrote:

reluctantly so id advise getting the turbo......

If I was to get roller with resistence would you change your mind?

callaghan

yes. But if you can try rollers first

Eskimo427

Big thanks for the help guys.

I think I'll go with the rollers and get a resistance kit later. Christmas is coming soon