Trainers

[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!

[Kerry1976]

As a newbie, I'm glad to have seen this thread. I just got my bike a few weeks ago but know I will need a trainer for the winter. While a trainer is probably boring, I'd rather have the control over using it when I want, watching or listening to what I want, etc., that I can't get in a class. As a result, I actually will get more exercise with a trainer in my livingroom than I would if I had to go to a spinning class. I also already run and aquajog, too.

I live on the 3rd floor of an apartment building and the insulation is poor. Looks like fluid might be the way to go!

[colorisnt]

So you get on the bike on the rollers? Okay. I can d that. I have a great place to practice it.

I might be sold lol.

[Kerry1976]

How loud are rollers?

[colorisnt]

Idk, but my cousin lives in an apartment and says his are less loud than the trainer he uses. IDK. I have to wait until pay day and/or whenever they decide to fix out the money they owe me!

[TxDoc]

How loud are rollers?

Way more quiet than a trainer. A friend purchased some aluminum cheaters and says they are abit louder than normal rollers - but still quieter than the trainer.
And yes, I agree with Tulip that a fork mount for rollers is kind of silly, it invalidates the benefit you would get from rollers - i.e. improving your handling and pedaling skills...

[Catrin]

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!

Good point, and I had kind of wondered about that...