roller riding
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roller riding
Postby zephy » Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:29 am
do you just get on and ride? do intervals utilising varying cadence or differing gears? maybe use it as a warm down or warm up tool after or before riding.... maybe you just get on and ride like a madman until you can do no more?
interested to hear......
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Re: roller riding
Postby moreegolfer » Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:49 pm
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Re: roller riding
Postby MDL » Sun Oct 16, 2011 2:06 am
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Re: roller riding
Postby foo on patrol » Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:07 am
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Re: roller riding
Postby hosko » Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:46 am
One of the guys at the local shop rides who races says he uses them like this:
15 min warm up
15 min of 1 min burst interval HIGH cadence (on for a min, off for a min)
15 min warm down.
I can at the present only manage about 25mins for I die...
Also when you start doing high cadence make sure your balance is good on the rollers. Came flying off again the other day when trying that!
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Re: roller riding
Postby foo on patrol » Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:06 am
The one thing with rollers is....they make you smooth out your style.
Video yourself, so we can see you do it next time and it might give you some idea of what your style is.
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Re: roller riding
Postby MDL » Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:56 am
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Re: roller riding
Postby hosko » Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:06 pm
My ones are the alloy ones and they are very cool
No noticeable wear that I can see. It's not a like a turbo trainer!
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Re: roller riding
Postby skull » Sun Oct 16, 2011 2:57 pm
Longest session I have had is 3hrs watching disk one of the 2011 TdF. I would swap between spinning at a high cadence, standing then in the drops and hitting a higher gear depending on what was going on in the dvd.
Only fell off the rollers twice and left skid marks on the carpet.
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Re: roller riding
Postby BarryTas » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:46 am
skull wrote:tyre wear is pretty minimal on rollers unlike a trainer.
Longest session I have had is 3hrs watching disk one of the 2011 TdF. I would swap between spinning at a high cadence, standing then in the drops and hitting a higher gear depending on what was going on in the dvd.
Only fell off the rollers twice and left skid marks on the carpet.
geez, i still cant do it with out holding onto the wall
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Re: roller riding
Postby zephy » Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:36 pm
can finally reach down for the water bottle, drink and replace with coming off on a good day at least
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Re: roller riding
Postby Schmenz » Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:42 pm
for me it would definitely be an outdoor thing!
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Re: roller riding
Postby zephy » Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:47 pm
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Postby skull » Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:57 pm
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Re: roller riding
Postby ezzy » Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:12 pm
Roller? You'll leave a skidmark on your carpet.
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Re: roller riding
Postby moreegolfer » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:37 pm
An undercover outdoor area is the ideal spot I think, trouble is our main bedroom is right next door and that would count any roller sessions while SWMBO is resting her pretty eyelids. I use our garage close to some shelving for assistance when I get a little flagged. I am trying to get into a regular habit of at least one session a week to smooth out the pedal stroke.Schmenz wrote:do you guys do this in your house? ? ? dont you hit stuff!
for me it would definitely be an outdoor thing!
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Re: roller riding
Postby hosko » Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:06 pm
Watch what I want and the front wheel lines up with the left hand side of the desk so I can keep myself straight that way without looking down.
Seems to work as no sweet goes on the carpet due to the plastic mat!
Also haven't had a couple of spills, no marks as yet. Best $25 bucks you can spend.
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Re: roller riding
Postby pauls51 » Wed Oct 19, 2011 12:01 pm
I managed to be able to ride for 20 minutes without holding onto the walls but man that is hard work! But the pain I felt afterwards was soooooo good!
I can see myself putting my shoulder through the wall if I'm not careful though.
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Re: roller riding
Postby zephy » Wed Oct 19, 2011 1:50 pm
thats what I like about itpauls51 wrote:But the pain I felt afterwards was soooooo good!
reminds me of my favourite hill and the masochist I feel when at the top
tis all about trying to HTFU really......
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Re: roller riding
Postby hosko » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:08 pm
Always remember to look ahead... and don't watch any shows that are funny if the TV is on... yes pi$$ing yourself laughing on rollers isn't a lot of fun after the laughing stops very suddenly!!!pauls51 wrote:Recently purchased a set of rollers from c r c and gave them a go last night..... Oh dear, if you lose concentration for a split second it's going to hurt !!.
I managed to be able to ride for 20 minutes without holding onto the walls but man that is hard work! But the pain I felt afterwards was soooooo good!
I can see myself putting my shoulder through the wall if I'm not careful though.
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roller riding
Postby moreegolfer » Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:07 pm
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Re: roller riding
Postby hosko » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:20 am
That is stunning to roll to especially the behind rider shots as they climb that very very nasty 22% incline.
No idea how Cobo did what he did that day. One of the best climbs I have seen yet.
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Re: roller riding
Postby zephy » Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:58 pm
hosko wrote:Cracked out this years Vuelta Stage 15 last night. Recorded off SBS when it was on.
That is stunning to roll to especially the behind rider shots as they climb that very very nasty 22% incline.
No idea how Cobo did what he did that day. One of the best climbs I have seen yet.
going to have to try some "TV" rolling..... not sure how I'd go concentration wise...
just finished work, raining, so.... roller time
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Re: roller riding
Postby scooter71 » Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:04 pm
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Re: roller riding
Postby toolonglegs » Wed Sep 26, 2012 5:50 pm
Rollers?... I have a home trainer, gives me a great workout for sure but I don't find it comfortable for long periods ( over an hour... maximum I have done is 3 hours ), maybe a better model with larger flywheel would be better but it gives me knee trouble if I use it too much.
Thinking about getting rollers as well for winter.
Do I need the resistance ones or just a good quality normal pair will do? ( something like this ? http://www.this link is broken/Mode ... elID=39524" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ). Looking at them for doing threshold work through out winter... I will get outside as often as I can but sometimes the fog etc that is thick all day long can stop even the bravest of us!.
Anyone doing or have done lots of training on rollers?.
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