Rollers...1st time.

[jdtate101]

Father Christmas just bought me these http://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-v-arion-parabolic-inertial-rollers/

First time on rollers, but was getting fed up with getting a soaking on the road. Nothing will replace the real thing, but these give a good workout. Took about 15 minutes to get the hang of them. Still gaining confidence on them, but am pleased with how knackered I get on them!

Seem well built and run well.

By the way, what would be a good power meter to use with them?

I use a powertap at the moment. I have to say I DON"T recommend powertaps as the wheel I have mine in goes out of true all the time, sometimes a single ride after having it re-trued. I'm not heavy (80kg), but it just doesn't seem to hold. It's a Mavic Cosmic Carbone SL wheel, and when it had it's original hub it was rock solid, but the powertap hub just seems to be too weak. I have it laced with Sapim CX-RAY spokes (the strongest I can find) and it was built by a reputable wheel builder, but it just won't keep true. So come the new yr I'm selling it to a female friend, who is very light so it should be ok for her (as she doesn't put out huge power it won't warp. I found it warped when I sprinted up hills doing 1000W+).

Instead I'm replacing it with a power2max crank, using Rotor3d cranks and q_Rings. P2M is a new company setup my ex SRM employees in germany and they sell a nice solution for about the same money as my powertap, so it should be more or less a swap.

Other options include Quarq and SRM crank solutions (expensive, especially the SRM) polar pedals, Garmin vector pedals (yet to appear, badly delayed), Brim brothers cleat powermeters (again yet to appear) or buying a set of rollers with a known power curve / meter like these:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-arion-digital-rollers/

 

[black'n'yellow]

Father Christmas just bought me these http://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-v-arion-parabolic-inertial-rollers/

First time on rollers, but was getting fed up with getting a soaking on the road. Nothing will replace the real thing, but these give a good workout. Took about 15 minutes to get the hang of them. Still gaining confidence on them, but am pleased with how knackered I get on them!

Seem well built and run well.

By the way, what would be a good power meter to use with them?

The obvious question is 'why'. Why do you want a power meter and what are your training goals???

 

[Deleted member 1258]

easier to just pop your bike on rollers i suppose?? it's a pain setting up the turbo.

I have an old bike which is almost permanently set up on the turbo.