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rollers or turbo

  • 17-11-2012 7:11am
    #1
    sham64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭


    Hi All what is the consensus out there rollers or turbo which is best for your cycling. thinking about rollers seem less hassel grab bike and go no wheel change etc any opinion please


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  • #2
    colm_gti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭colm_gti


    You don't need to change wheels to use a turbo either.


  • #3
    VanhireBoys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 468 ✭✭VanhireBoys


    Neither - Good set of lights, warm gear, set of mudguards - Sorted


  • #4
    High Nellie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 426 ✭✭High Nellie


    sham64 wrote: »
    Hi All what is the consensus out there rollers or turbo which is best for your cycling. thinking about rollers seem less hassel grab bike and go no wheel change etc any opinion please
    What are your goals?


  • #5
    Darkglasses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,526 ✭✭✭✭Darkglasses


    I have a set of rollers and I'm very happy with it. It improves my balance and bike control skills, and smoothes my pedal stroke. And the danger of falling off makes it slightly more interesting to ride than a turbo trainer, and this also works your core strength. Rollers also put less stress on your tires, and you don't have to fiddle with the skewers to get it going.

    Plenty of people favour the turbo trainer instead. The balance challenge is not for everyone, for example. Also, I'm very jealous of the option to use VR. Some would also say that turbo trainers give you more choice in terms of variable resistance, however I personally find that changing gears on rollers does enough for me.

    The choice is yours really.


  • #6
    letape
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,929 ✭✭✭letape


    colm_gti wrote: »
    You don't need to change wheels to use a turbo either.

    Will you not make crap of your rear tyre, if you don't.

    It is advisable to use a turbo specific tyre on the rear. Reduce noise and don't wear down like a normal road tyre will.


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  • #7
    colm_gti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭colm_gti


    letape wrote: »
    Will you not make crap of your rear tyre, if you don't.

    It is advisable to use a turbo specific tyre on the rear. Reduce noise and don't wear down like a normal road tyre will.

    Not saying that's not the case, just saying that you don't HAVE to change your wheel...


  • #8
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,812 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    letape wrote: »
    Will you not make crap of your rear tyre, if you don't.

    It is advisable to use a turbo specific tyre on the rear. Reduce noise and don't wear down like a normal road tyre will.

    I've read this, but haven't seemed to notice much extra wear on the tyre. The turbo gets about 5 hours per week usage in the winter and the same tyre (25mm durano plus) has been fine for all of last winter, about 5k on the roads this year, and a the last month or so on the turbo. Maybe a lighter racing tyre would suffer more wear. Noise wise, there's not a whole lot you can hear over the Dead Kennedys at full volume ;)


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