Subject: RE: Rollers or trainer I went through the decision of rollers vs. trainers recently. I chose rollers because: 1) I have zero aerobic base on the bike and need to work on that. The rollers (w/o resistance unit) do not have a "hard" option and force me to keep it easy. 2) I've never been a road bike rider (started in June) and could definately use some improvement in handling skills. 3) Rollers just seem more fun. I've had the rollers for about 3 weeks now and I still am happy with them. It was scary for the first time, but I kept at it and managed to get a 45 min workout in the doorway. After about 3 or 4 times, I'm riding in the garage (much cooler) and I'm only using a chair to get on/off bike. My only close call to falling off is when I was trying to get a drink from my water bottle. IMHO, the disadvantage to rollers is that you can't do the heavy resistance strength workouts on it. |