Perfect timing for this! I have Cycle Ops rollers w/out resistance coming my way later this week, and after promising DH there will be no injuries I'm a little nervous.
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11-16-2009, 08:21 AM #1
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11-16-2009, 09:14 AM #2
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Yay!
I'm almost thinking about getting back onto rollers myself...
Just to re-state, if you do ride off rollers you won't go "zooming" anywhere. You have no forward momentum. It's more like tipping over from a FTU, except that you'll burn a hole in your carpet and/or put a flat spot in your tire.
Just like FTUs, getting hurt from falling off rollers is not impossible, but bruises to the ego are usually the worst you'll have.
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11-16-2009, 10:02 AM #3
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LOL, that is, if you "stop" pedaling when you roll off the front! I manage to make everything into a disaster movie.
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Yay!
I'm almost thinking about getting back onto rollers myself...
Just to re-state, if you do ride off rollers you won't go "zooming" anywhere. You have no forward momentum. It's more like tipping over from a FTU, except that you'll burn a hole in your carpet and/or put a flat spot in your tire. Just like FTUs, getting hurt from falling off rollers is not impossible, but bruises to the ego are usually the worst you'll have.
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11-16-2009, 04:01 PM #4
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Oh, thank you (not) for that image. I have been debating getting rollers and that is exactly the kind of thing I'd do. Originally Posted by kenyonchris
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11-16-2009, 03:11 PM #5
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Having ridden off my DH's rollers once, I can attest to this as true! Originally Posted by OakLeaf
(except, I'm not sure what a FTU is....)
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11-16-2009, 03:26 PM #6
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FTU = failure to unclip, I think?
When I took a skydiving lesson, they hung each of us in a harness to practice stuff.
So when I think about learning to ride rollers, I think the only safe-ish way for me would be to have a harness hung from the ceiling to hold me up, just in case... I'm thinking it wouldn't look very stylish or be very comfortable.
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11-16-2009, 04:04 PM #7
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LOL Aquila & Chris - me too! Disaster movie is exactly what would happen with me, only no one would rent the DVD, much less pop popcorn!
I have had a trainer for years but have resisted getting rollers because I am afraid of the permanent damage I will do to both my house and myself!
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11-17-2009, 10:54 AM #8
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Roller ride number 2...
I tried an easier gear/resistance today, which, for me, made it much harder. 45 minutes, the first 30 of which were seriously hard. Easy spin the last 15. And when I looked at my computer, I had only pedaled 8 miles!! That is crazy! I would have more than doubled that on the road (of course, I would have also had downhills, wind, etc. to help). Ugh.
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