Actually, when I was in limbo in Boston awaiting Babs' and the boys' return from MN last Thursday in the snowstorm, I picked this puppy up from Cycle Loft.
This is the Inside Ride eMotion. I have never ridden rollers and given the early snow this year, it looks like a long off-season indoors so it was time to give them a try. I have been suffering with this Minoura rim-drive for the past 2 seasons. It has done the job, but the sessions were always dreaded.
Hopefully riding rollers will be less of an act of self-mutilation!
In terms of learning to ride them, it took me 2, 5-minute sessions wearing sneakers to ride freely. I sort of followed the company's advice to use a wall as support, but actually found that starting off like normal off of step up worked best and I was spinning away. I'll post any relevant experience on them as the season rolls on.
4 comments:
look cool. i've been toying with getting a set of rollers. i'm also on a cheap ass minoura trainer. it works but only barely and i can't actually do sprints on it because its wattage isn't high enough to deal.
So far I've just been riding easy. It's no substitute for outside, but it's a pedal better than a fixed wheel.
no need for rollers or a trainer! just ride outside year round. put on your ski helmet, ski gear and go!
oh and why is your bike ontop of the zamboni???
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You're a freak Freye! Take your ski goggles and plastic baggies on your extremities and have fun! I'll be sweating with the oldies!
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