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From: eju@drutx.UUCP (UrygaE)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: questions re rollers
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Date: Wed, 16-Oct-85 20:01:41 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 16 20:01:41 1985
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I have been considering buying rollers (probably Kreitler) but haven't
yet because I'm hesitant to spend that much money when I have the
following questions and therefore wonder how much I might ever use them.
  
1.  How easy is it to learn to ride rollers and what's the best way to learn.


2.  Can you get to the point where you can ride and daydream or concentrate
    on spinning and getting a good aerobic workout and not have to worry
    about falling off?
  
3.  Is starting up and stopping any problem?  Do you need to be in a
    doorway or near some support?
  
4.  This may sound stupid, but what happens if you do ride off the rollers?
  
I ride a wind trainer which doesn't pose any of these problems but I'm
thinking that riding rollers would feel more like actually riding the
bicycle.  Is this true?
  
Any comments from experienced roller riders, especially anybody who has
ridden both wind trainers and rollers would be appreciated.
  
  
                                       Gene Uryga