Riser Blocks

drewfromrisca

Do they make much of a difference on the turbo?

andyrr

House brick or old phone book or the like for me !

hugo15

Old copy of the yellow pages for me.

PhilofCas

yep, don't fall for the marketing of such products, simply raise front wheel to match rear wheel, depends on the turbo, my current one doesn't raise the rear much at all. I'd say it is worthwhile to have your bike level, but don't spend any money achieving this

bigpikle

old bit of 4x2 and some screws lying around the garage...

drewfromrisca

Ok good, I've been using an old phone book so far so I'll stick to that.

I was looking at something like this to try and imitate climbing -

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/cycleops-riser-block/

phreak

I put a couple of bricks under the front wheel to elevate it. Seems to have worked ok so far.

G-Wiz

I wrapped a brick in packing tape, the V shape in the top stops it sliding off and the tape keeps the brick dust off the carpet. I've a bigger brick that goes under it for hills.

It is worth jacking the wheel up for these sessions as some of the muscles you use in your backside are noticeably different on a gradient, but don't bother with that nonsense, they;re also pretty big which is an issue for me as I don't have a lot of storage space.

Rouge Penguin

Ive got the riser above, but paid half that. Its quite good with the 3 heights, usually use the middle and top heights.

2 breeze blocks would do the same job though

Anonymous

I've got the Cycleops riser block purely cos it cost me nowt!

as long as the front wheel is level or higher then fine.

To simulate climbing position I use my drill box...

plug1n

Paperback of the Da Vinci Code is just right for me!

I've spent more time riding it than I did reading it.

hopper1

NapoleonD wrote:

I've got the Cycleops riser block purely cos it cost me nowt!

as long as the front wheel is level or higher then fine.

To simulate climbing position I use my drill box...

To simulate climbing I rotate my CycleOps riser block, as the three options are all different heights.

Anonymous

hopper1 wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

I've got the Cycleops riser block purely cos it cost me nowt!

as long as the front wheel is level or higher then fine.

To simulate climbing position I use my drill box...

To simulate climbing I rotate my CycleOps riser block, as the three options are all different heights.

Only enough to simulate roughly 3-4% climb...

bigpikle

I dont get how a tilted bike simulates climbing though? Maybe makes you slide back on the saddle a touch but it cant change the effort etc given you're not actually moving so gravity doesnt come into play.

Anonymous

Bigpikle wrote:

I dont get how a tilted bike simulates climbing though? Maybe makes you slide back on the saddle a touch but it cant change the effort etc given you're not actually moving so gravity doesnt come into play.

Try it, it engages the leg and core muscles slightly differently... Up the resistance/go in a bigger gear too. It is as close as you'll get to simulating climbing.

Raise the front wheel 10cm from level for roughly 10% gradient...

sheffsimon

NapoleonD wrote:

hopper1 wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

I've got the Cycleops riser block purely cos it cost me nowt!

as long as the front wheel is level or higher then fine.

To simulate climbing position I use my drill box...

To simulate climbing I rotate my CycleOps riser block, as the three options are all different heights.

Only enough to simulate roughly 3-4% climb...

He's from Norfolk, thats a big climb for him.

hopper1

SheffSimon wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

hopper1 wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

I've got the Cycleops riser block purely cos it cost me nowt!

as long as the front wheel is level or higher then fine.

To simulate climbing position I use my drill box...

To simulate climbing I rotate my CycleOps riser block, as the three options are all different heights.

Only enough to simulate roughly 3-4% climb...

He's from Norfolk, thats a big climb for him.

Beat me to it...