Re: What constitutes a good set of rollers?

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From: Tom Ace
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997 00:00

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Jeffrey S. Childress wrote:
> 
> If I were to buy a set of rollers, what should I look for?
> Being an ex-engineer, I don't care so much about what brand
> to buy but about what makes one set of rollers better than
> another. 

The one complaint I had about mine was that the rollers
weren't cylindrical enough.  That is, too much vibration was
generated due to imperfections in the rollers' surfaces.

I don't know enough about rollers to say which types of
construction are more or less likely to exhibit this flaw.

> Is there a reason why I should avoid rollers in favor of
> a stationary bike or turbo-trainer?

I wanted rollers because I preferred to have to concentrate
on balance.  (A matter of personal taste.)  I found that
riding rollers taught me things about balance that years of
road riding had not.

Tom Ace
crux@best.com

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From: Tom Ace <crux@best.comX>
Subject: Re: What constitutes a good set of rollers?
Date: 1997/07/20
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