Roll \’em!

Er, not quite that kind of roll \’em. I mean rollers for a bicycle; also known as \”a treadmill for a bike\”.

I\’ve tried them, and found riding on them tricky. The fact that I didn\’t use them very often was a major factor. After all, I can\’t learn to do something if I seldom do it; and eventually I sold the rollers.

I think that a large part of my problem was that I was overly tentative about how \”rode\” on rollers. I used the rollers inside of a door frame; but was still too concerned about \”losing it\” and landing on the floor with a crash — bike and all. But being too cautious on rollers is like trying to ride on the road at 2-3 mph.

Usually I used them when the weather was really nasty. I remember riding them one day when I was cooped up indoors because of a tropical storm threat.

Which is better, rollers or a trainer? That\’s up to the individual rider. I kept the trainer rather than the rollers because I can use the trainer to hold a bicycle steady while I clean it, or work on the chain.

One of my books mentions Ride E-Motion rollers. But take a listen to this YouTube. I\’d need earplugs, or that noise would drive me crazy! 

Maybe some time I\’ll try rollers again — and next time, I hope I can really roll \’em.