'Rolling Roads'

I want to get hold of a 'rolling road' for cycles (i.e. where you place
your bike in a frame, the front wheel is stationary on the ground, and
the rear wheel moved on two cylinder). Could someone provide me with
the correct name for this piece of equipment, and where I could buy
one?

Many thanks...

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I want to get hold of a 'rolling road' for cycles (i.e. where you place
your bike in a frame, the front wheel is stationary on the ground, and
the rear wheel moved on two cylinder). Could someone provide me with
the correct name for this piece of equipment, and where I could buy
one?

Turbo-Trainers

Go to Wiggle and look under 'Trainers'.
They've go loads.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/

Prepare of hours of mind-numbing boredom if you get one though.

John B

JohnB wrote:

Prepare of hours of mind-numbing boredom if you get one though.


That's rather misleading. I got one and didn't have hours of mind
numbing boredom. I gave up on it from boredom after less than half an
hour's total use ;-)

--
Tony

"Don't argue the matter, the difficulties will argue for themselves"
-W.S. Churchill

Tony Raven wrote:

JohnB wrote:

Prepare of hours of mind-numbing boredom if you get one though.


That's rather misleading. I got one and didn't have hours of mind
numbing boredom. I gave up on it from boredom after less than half an
hour's total use ;-)

LOL

That reminds me I need to clear the shed out, including the lump of
rusting turbo trainer cluttering the far corner...

John B

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I want to get hold of a 'rolling road' for cycles (i.e. where you place
your bike in a frame, the front wheel is stationary on the ground, and
the rear wheel moved on two cylinder). Could someone provide me with
the correct name for this piece of equipment, and where I could buy
one?

Not normally two "cylinders" - with the most popular "turbo trainers"
(may also use fluid or magnetic resistance), the bike is clamped at the
rear axle and the tyre rests on an adjustable roller.

Old-fashioned "rollers" have no resistance, and these have two rollers
each for the back wheel and the front wheel. They're linked by a belt
so that the back wheel drives the front and helps you to balance.

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I want to get hold of a 'rolling road' for cycles (i.e. where you
place your bike in a frame, the front wheel is stationary on the
ground, and
the rear wheel moved on two cylinder). Could someone provide me with
the correct name for this piece of equipment, and where I could buy
one?

You're talking about two different kinds of things, one of them much
more tricky to use than the other.

Firstly rollers, which are as you describe except the front wheel is on
a third, driven, roller. You ride this like riding a bike on the road,
except that you can't get your foot down because you're too high off
the ground, and if you manage to steer off the rollers things get
exceedingly exciting. Definitely one to leave to the experts. The
second is what's called a 'turbo trainer', where the bike is clamped
(usually by the rear skewer) into a sturdy frame which keeps it
upright, and the rear wheel rests on usually only one roller. This is
much easier to use, and much safer, but doesn't have any of the normal
dynamics of cycling.

--
(Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

Morning had broken, and we had run out of gas for the welding torch.

Simon Brooke wrote:
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second is what's called a 'turbo trainer', where the bike is clamped
(usually by the rear skewer) into a sturdy frame which keeps it
upright, and the rear wheel rests on usually only one roller. This is
much easier to use, and much safer,
~~~~~~~~

it can be pretty lethal for the rear traingle of a modern lightweight
frameset
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Marten Gerritsen

INFOapestaartjeM-GINEERINGpuntNL
www.m-gineering.nl

m-gineering wrote:

it can be pretty lethal for the rear traingle of a modern lightweight
frameset

How is carrying the weight of the bike on the skewer in this way any
different to riding on the road?

Zog The Undeniable wrote:
m-gineering wrote:

it can be pretty lethal for the rear traingle of a modern lightweight
frameset


How is carrying the weight of the bike on the skewer in this way any
different to riding on the road?

I was wondering that. If the rider's centre of mass is fixed relative to
the bike, I cannot think of any difference. However, if the rider's
weight shifts from side to side while pedalling, a normal bike will
simply lean to compensate, while one fixed in a trainer remains upright
and the stresses on the right and left sides of the rear triangle will
oscillate. I've done no sums to find out if this could possibly be
significant.

--
Joe * If I cannot be free I'll be cheap

JLB wrote:
Zog The Undeniable wrote:

m-gineering wrote:

it can be pretty lethal for the rear traingle of a modern lightweight
frameset



How is carrying the weight of the bike on the skewer in this way any
different to riding on the road?


I was wondering that. If the rider's centre of mass is fixed relative to
the bike, I cannot think of any difference. However, if the rider's
weight shifts from side to side while pedalling, a normal bike will
simply lean to compensate, while one fixed in a trainer remains upright
and the stresses on the right and left sides of the rear triangle will
oscillate. I've done no sums to find out if this could possibly be
significant.


I can't see how the axle pivoting in the clamps of a turbo trainer
would cause forces that would not be seen during general
riding/cornering? So what if the axle is loosely held.

Mind they are expensive in terms of rear tyres, you're best bet are the
cheapest tyres money can buy.