Rollers,any tips as they stupid hard to use.
elderone
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I got some rollers today (monday) and after setting them up had a quick go and although I didn,t produce a you been framed vid scenario,I couldn,t use them without hanging onto the side.They just want to throw you on your censored at the slightest sniff of wobble.
So any tips for getting used to them or actually having both hands on the bars be a start. :shock:
So any tips for getting used to them or actually having both hands on the bars be a start. :shock:
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As for getting used to them no easy way other than practice but you will soon find after a couple of sessions you feel a lot more comfortable on them.
Hold onto something to start with and slowly take your hand off. Try not to make any sudden jerky movements. Everything you do needs to be smooth and considered. I also find it easier to pedal in a harder gear. If the pedals are just spinning you bounce all over.
And get yourself a fan.
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Keep looking at the front wheel to make sure its in the roller width.
Look ahead (not down) and pick a point to focus on (to help keep you straight/vertical).
You will be changing gear and all sorts in no time.
There is a totty on utube on rollers making an omlette and makes it look so easy.The rollers not the egg based food btw.
Can now ride them no problem can happily reach down and remove bottle and drink from it and go no handed, I found the key to riding them is speed don't try and go slow the faster you go the more stable you will become.
You will get really hot on them so a large fan and open window is a must.
Disappointing video that one. Playback's speeded up for most of it, and the pan's nowhere near hot enough to cook a decent omelette. She's got it on the hob for 10 minutes.
http://youtu.be/b6d8WjGAHWY
Promise you he was doing this after only 30 seconds. He is far more accomplished now including standing up pedalling and then coasting to a halt before starting again. I hate him and his skills!
Keel66,hardly noticed her cooking tbh.
One good tip I found when starting out, was to try and keep your weight towards the rear of the bike and off the bars as much as you can. Do this by slightly arching your back as though you want to stick your bum out and imagine you're rotating your hips forwards. It worked for me.
Stick with the rollers, as they teach you how to pedal much smoother and more efficiently.
hold your handlebars as close to the stem as possible.....the wider you have your hands on the bars the easier it is to twist the wheel on the rollers.... worked for me to get the feel of the floating sensation and understand the limits i could move the bars to...... 5 minutes in i was on the hoods..... thankyou unknown tipster from one of the hundreds of pages i read through
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As ever lots of good advice above especially with a step to help you get on and off. Just be aware though of your pedal catching the step and making you wobble.
After reading a similar thread in another forum, I tried mine again, getting much better now!
I set it up next to a wall and noticed, that I can stand on the frame safely, which helps getting onto the bike. Then I used my right elbow against the wall for balance.
One keyword for me was "relax!". During the first attempts, my arms and shoulders were extremely stiff and my hands tried to squeeze balance out of the handlebar. When I started to relax, it got much better and I could relax even more. After a while, I was able to change positions on the handlebar and switch gears, not using my elbow at all.
Then I remembered, that it is fairly easy to stick to a very small path - white line or so - on the road and wondered why this was so much harder on the roller. So far, I was focussing on the handle bar or on the front roll. I switched to the carpet in front of the front wheel, just like riding on the road and it got easier again.
I still have trouble during the first moments, but once I got rolling, it only takes a bit more concentration than riding on the road.
By the way, all these horrible stories about running off the rollers, into the TV set or whatever, can't be true. I got off the roller at 60 Km/h and moved forward by as little as 5 cm.