[Closed] Rollers (again)

I found that rollers do indeed wear down your tyres very quickly. So I'd chuck in some spare wheels too with trainer tyres on.

Didn't think of that, cheers...

ive got the sportscrafter resistance ones, very good indeed, weirdly i get no abnormal tyre wear at all..

I have Elite Arion Parabolic rollers. Not noticed excessive tyre wear, maybe I don't use them enough 🙂

Sportscrafter are new to me, though probably a little more than I wanted to spend if I'm honest.

Elite parabolic are in the mix...

I've got the Antares and can just about get to threshhold power if I spin really really fast.

If you're a power monster you might want to get some with resistance, but they're great for form drills and cadence drills regardless.

molgrips - Member

I found that rollers do indeed wear down your tyres very quickly. So I'd chuck in some spare wheels too with trainer tyres on.

I have read this before on here and I have never experienced the same. Your tyres should be pumped up (really) hard when riding the rollers, what sort of pressure were you riding?

My track bike has had the same tyres on for over two years and has been ridden for hours on the rollers and they still look pretty good.

You can do a really good warm-up on the rollers, if you learn to spin then you can get up to Z4/5 easily.

I've got the Cyclops ones with resistance. Very similar to the Sportscrafter ones by the looks of it.

Not had any issues with tyre wear and the resistance unit makes it possible to ride up to threshold and beyond rather than just easy spinning. So long as you can keep the power up whilst pedalling smoothly.

I use them as you describe - for taking to races but also for easy recovery/aerobic sessions.

Good stuff, may consider saving a bit more and increasing the budget for resistance. Seems there's a few more options in the 150-200 bracket.

Considered the Cyclops before but ruled out on cost so maybe worth a reconsider. (edit: resistance unit is an add on?)

Anyone tried the Kinetic ones?

It always surprises me when people say that they struggle to get to threshold on rollers. Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but I find them great for threshold work. Maybe they're just knackered & have massive resistance.

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Don't get Tacx. The bearings don't seat properly, because the seats are too close together. So they squirm around in the plastic drums making grinding nosies.