Excercise Bike Contraption?

[Accy cyclist]

Pretty much yup.

I have my own thoughts on turbos, but I don't air them anymore as it's not worth the grief TBH.

If you are sure you'll use it then fill your boots, but I've seen too many friends, and myself, get one with the absolute best of intentions only to leave it unused after a couple of spins.

Perhaps if you can afford to go the virtual reality route it may be different, or if you can have it in the house may also help, but I can neither afford to go VR or have it in the house, so for me it's a no go.

I don't think i'll bother with one, unless i can try one out and convince myself it's a good thing to have. At the end of the day it's simulation and not the real thing isn't it. I don't want to end up just riding some rollers when the intention of cycling is to get out there and enjoy the fresh air and scenery etc.
I think i'd probably end up like i did when i used to punch a punch bag for half an hour at a time. One day i stopped and thought "why the hell am i doing this,it's totally moronic"!

 

[smokeysmoo]

I don't think i'll bother with one. I don't want to end up just riding some rollers!

Now rollers are a different animal to a turbo trainer as they require constant concentration, (and therefore less boredom presumably), otherwise you end up on the floor, like THIS

But, as you rightly say, "the intention of cycling is to get out there and enjoy the fresh air and scenery etc"

 

[Accy cyclist]

Now rollers are a different animal to a turbo trainer as they require constant concentration, (and therefore less boredom presumably), otherwise you end up on the floor, like THIS

But, as you rightly say, "the intention of cycling is to get out there and enjoy the fresh air and scenery etc"

Now that is something i definitely do not want to happen to me, after two fall offs last year, but i can see how the concentration will over ride the boredom factor. Are rollers cheaper than turbos?

 

[smokeysmoo]

Are rollers cheaper than turbos?

Generally no, but of course it depends what rollers you compare to what turbo.

I've always fancied a crack on rollers myself, and they have a set at Manchester Velodrome I've seen each time I've been, but TBH if and when I do have a go on some I very much doubt it will in a public forum such as that

 

[Accy cyclist]

Generally no, but of course it depends what rollers you compare to what turbo.

I've always fancied a crack on rollers myself, and they have a set at Manchester Velodrome I've seen each time I've been, but TBH if and when I do have a go on some I very much doubt it will in a public forum such as that

There was me thinking that the rollers would only be about 50 quid!http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Elite-E-Motion-Rollers-/221053801374

 

[smokeysmoo]

There was me thinking that the rollers would only be about 50 quid!http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Elite-E-Motion-Rollers-/221053801374

THESE seem to be generally mooted as a decent set of rollers

 

[Accy cyclist]

THESE seem to be generally mooted as a decent set of rollers

Hell fire! he's

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-pZZfY0krw
rolling right next to a window!