Trainers

[abejita]

So I got my new kurt kinetics trainer today and set it up. It is not loud at all. I had the tv on its regular volume while I was trying it out and I didn't need to turn it up at all.

I got the KK Rock and Roll trainer. I really like it! It is so much more comfortable than any other trainer I've been on. I got in on sale for $399 plus free shipping from gottaridebikes.com

mary

[colorisnt]

May ask for the kinetics for Christmas, then.

I feel like I should ask for nothing for Christmas, but mom and dad insist. I think the only hesitation with me getting one is that my Dad will ride on it and want to upgrade our old trainer (which is loud and not very enjoyable) while he's at it as well. Anything I get, Dad tries out and wants. My mother needs us to permanently separate haha.

Now that I have a budget again, I could probably buy it myself, but IDK.

My uncle and cousin have rollers and swear by them, but how do you get on/off without killing yourself. Or do you not clip in?

[TxDoc]

My uncle and cousin have rollers and swear by them, but how do you get on/off without killing yourself. Or do you not clip in?

It is usually not a problem after trying a few times.
I know a few friends that have a stepping stool next to the rollers to start/stop. Others who spend considerable amount of time on the rollers build platforms.
The idea is to make the rollers more 'realistic' by leveling the surface, so that you start and stop the same way you would do on the road. While, if you simply place rollers on the floor - the riding surface will be about 3-5 inches higher than the flooor (which is not what happens on a real road).
Personally, I thought that a stepping stool was aestethically unpleasing, and just used the rollers as they were for a few years, until this Summer I found time and patience to build a nice training platform around them which makes them look much nicer. It's sort of an endless pool for a bicycle, hee-hee
Several coaching studios have done the same - built platforms with 1-3 roller sets so that they can have the whole team train indoors if needed. It looks quite neat to enter a room and see 12 or 16 roller sets ready to go in the same room!

[malkin]

I just set up the rollers in the hall and touch the wall if I need to.

[tulip]

I've heard of people setting up rollers in a doorway, too. Seems like a good idea. I haven't ridden rollers in a couple of decades, but I would be willing to try them again.

[Catrin]

I wish that I could remember where I saw this, but on one website they were selling a fork mount to use with their rollers. The combination of rollers and fork mount was quite expensive - but it seems to me that it would make it rather difficult to fall over. I assume this is the purpose. I am not going to spend >$800 on rollers though

[withm]

I bought a barely used (aren't they all?) Cyclops Fluid Trainer on EBay for $100. The listing was spelled wrong so it did not show up in a search for Cyclops. Try your local Ebay, Craigs List, and even Freecycle - you never know what might pop up.

[tulip]

I wish that I could remember where I saw this, but on one website they were selling a fork mount to use with their rollers. The combination of rollers and fork mount was quite expensive - but it seems to me that it would make it rather difficult to fall over. I assume this is the purpose. I am not going to spend >$800 on rollers though

The whole purpose of rollers over trainers is that rollers improve the rider's balance and feel for the bike. A fork mount is silly for rollers; might as well just get a wind trainer. Man, they are boring, though!