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From: martin@auvax.UUCP (Don Martin)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: rollers
Message-ID: <314@auvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 8-Feb-84 20:57:26 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  8 20:57:26 1984
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Organization: Athabasca U, Edmonton
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	I recently read that someone indicated the main reason for rollers
	was not exercise but to improve your riding style.

	I agree that your riding style will definitely improve (you fall
	off a lot if it doesn't).  And in addition, you can improve your
	cadence drastically seeing as you have a constant force to push
	against.

	I disagree with anyone saying that rollers are not for exercise!
	I don't know many people (actually I don't know any) who can ride
	rollers at over 100 RPM for 20 minutes to half an hour and not work
	up a sweat.  Although you do not get the resistance to your
	pedalling that you get by using a turbo trainer or plain old
	exercise bike, you can still get a good exercise session.

	Talking about the turbo trainer and other similar devices, I tryed
	one a couple of months ago and took an immediate dislike to them
	for two reasons.  Firstly, you loose all `feel' for riding.  Riding
	rollers gives you the advantage of still feeling like your are in
	control of your bike.  Secondly, if any pressure is put on the
	handle bars while getting on or off it seems that it would be
	pretty easy to bend your forks.  I don't know about you but I don't
	particularly want to screw up my bike.

	To get the best workout, I ride my rollers for 20 minutes to half
	an hour and follow that up with a further 10 to 15 minute workout
	on a stationary exercise bike with the resistance torqued up.

	Cheers & keep on rolling

	Don Martin  (auvax!martin)
	Athabasca University