Indoor bike thingy

[GLENRED]

Hi all,

I'm a bit new to road biking and don't fancy getting squashed by a car in the dark, can anyone recommend one if those indoor things so I can still use my bike in the garage?

Thanks all

[XitUp]

Ah, you mean a velodrome.

I got one for crimbo.



Or you probably mean a turbo trainer or rollers.
I got my girlfriend one for her birthday and we've still not set it up. No bloody room and it's not been that cold out.

[GLENRED]

XitUp said:

Ah, you mean a velodrome.

I got one for crimbo.



Or you probably mean a turbo trainer or rollers.
I got my girlfriend one for her birthday and we've still not set it up. No bloody room and it's not been that cold out.

at the velodrome....

ore likely your second suggestion.

[matt-ITR]

What is your budget?

[wilbo83]

I have a Tacx Satori and thoroughly recommend it, got it at decathlon for a reasonable price too

[MrsMiggins]

I'm new to road biking too, and wanted to try to increase my bike-fitness over the winter so I bought a set of rollers like these ones:

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories...

Took a bit of getting used to, but I'm getting on ok with them now. I took the sensible step of setting them up next to a wall so I had something to lean on if I lost my balance. I understand from what I've read that hard-core road riders find them a bit too easy (not enough resistance) but for me they're fine.

[MrsMiggins]

I must have already had abs of steel then.

Maybe I'll see them once I exercise the remaining fat away?

[MrsMiggins]

swerni said:

Must be all those pies

Quite possibly.

OP, I checked back and I got my rollers from Demon Tweeks. Linky in case useful:

http://www.tweekscycles.com/Search.do?method=deleg...

[Gizmo!]

Out of interest, how do the mag trainers actually fit to the bike?

E.g. http://www.tweekscycles.com/bike-accessories/turbo...

Do you need to fit a bracket to the bike?

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MrsMiggins said:

swerni said:

Must be all those pies

Quite possibly.

OP, I checked back and I got my rollers from Demon Tweeks. Linky in case useful:

http://www.tweekscycles.com/Search.do?method=deleg...

They look good, I think I'm gonna order a set of them for the garage.

Please tell me they aren't hard to use?

Thanks for all the replies

[MrsMiggins]

They take a wee bit of getting used to, but they're not too bad. Just don't search "cycle rollers crash" on youtube first.

ETA: Here you go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN1cuVRRRzM

My first time out I found myself weaving about a fair bit, but that settled down fairly quickly.

My top tips:

1. make sure you set them up in a sensible location. That's somewhere you won't get a concussion or impale yourself on anything if you do fall off
2. give yourself something to hold on to on each side if you can. I used a wall on one side (close enough to lean on) and a small stepladder on the other side - the top rail was the perfect height for leaning on when getting started
3. don't clip in on your first shot. I did a couple of sessions in trainers before I started using my road shoes
4. Don't look down at the rollers when riding. Look up and forward and it'll really help your balance

I still can't get going with my road shoes on without leaning on something as I clip-in, but I don't see that as a problem.

Have fun. And don't forget to film your first go, just in case...

Edited by MrsMiggins on Monday 2nd January 16:32