How to ride bike rollers for beginners -
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
- This short video is about learning how to ride bike rollers. it is a complete "how to" guide for everyone but especially beginners. I am confident that anyone following this tutorial will be able to ride the rollers. Really, anyone!
If you are up for the challenge, you will learn how to ride them in less than 15 minutes!
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Video edit: Made on iPad 6 with Lumafusion
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-Ferris Wheel by Quincas Moreira from the youtube library
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*bike rollers are safe as long as you dedicate yourself to learn how to ride them. Just like you would have to learn to ride a bike outside, be careful and use your own judgment to make sure you are safe and won't hurt yourself. - กีฬา
Since having only spent one hour on my rollers, which I received two days ago), I really need to learn to relax my grip! I’ve been road cycling for 10 years but the rollers put a different type of fear in to me, despite potentially only falling a few inches! I did notice intuitively that you can control the bike with your hips, especially when moving yourself from the wall while pedaling. Even though it’s gonna be a learning process, I can already feel that it’s more beneficial than the turbo - it requires much more concentration, helps maintain cadence and finally, bike handling skills.
Thanks for watching and sharing your first moments on rollers! I hope you will have fun and benefit from riding them soon!
Merci Andreas!!
Thx Andreas. Haven't ridden rollers 4 30yrs. And they were 4.5 inches diameter. Easy 2 ride. Have been waiting on Elite Nero2 Rollers 4 7months from Italy. They r still on the work Bench due 2 Covid19. 😭😢 Have been waiting on a cheaper set 4 3.5moths. Arrived early last week. Played with setup on Tuesday & Saturday. Saturday was better but still not happy. Played with setup on Sunday morning. Haven't ridden on them as yet. Been suffering from debilitating Headaches and Migraines from car accident 41months ago due 2 Whiplash & concussion. 24hr a day headaches and migraines. So not ideal 2 ride rollers. However Andreas my final set up is within 0-5mm of what U have shared on youtube. Haven't tried them as head pain 2 much 2day. Thanks for sharing.. Has really helped. Gr8 2 find nice folk within the cycling community sharing there knowledge. Merci
Hi Robert,
I wish you a complete recovery and I am so touched by your comment. Thanks for watching and for sharing your story. I hope you will be able to enjoy your rollers and ride them without any pain.
Creating videos on youtube has been so far a humbling experience for me. Getting feedback like yours is a motivation. Thank you 🙏🏼
I can't thank you enough, Andreas, for producing this video. That one piece of advice to place your shoulder against a wall while basically riding as normal was an essential starting point for me! Because of your wise explanations, I can look forward to many happy hours training on my new rollers.
Thank you so much for your feedback 🙏🏼.
I wish you many hours of fun on your rollers.
It's worth mentioning that those brands of rollers are worlds apart.
Andreas, Your video was so helpful. I have had my trainer for months and have been nervous to attempt. I followed your advice and in just a hour or so(with breaks) I was riding. Thank you form Seattle :)
Hi Greg!
So stocked that you succeeded ! Good job!
Have a very good holiday season and a great 2021 year!
Excellent! The best video for roller newbies!! Great ideas to start with everyday shoes! I was afraid to be locked into the pedals. Great idea to mount the bike first, then the rollers. Thank you!! 😃👍
Thank you! So pleased to read comments like yours! Have a great day ☀️
I will be receiving my roller this week and I was so nervous. Andreas, your video was very well put together with simple explanations and suggested practice. I will be watching this video again and start to apply it on my roller. Wish me luck. I think these are great for winter months and heavy rainy days. Thank you so much for your awesome video.
Thank you! All the best and I hope you succeed !
Learn how to ride on rollers in less than one hour, this happened at Marina Del Rey bikes in Los Angeles around 1970. I was hooked! Nothing like them. Keep at it oh, because they are worth learning how to ride. To me one of the major Keys, is relaxing your hands and arms so that you and the bike and the rollers become one. I know it sounds corny, but it's really true.
Thanks for watching!
Just got some rollers! Feels like learning to ride a bike again haha. Good video
Thank you! I hope I could help
This is fantastic instruction! I’ve seen enough tips to dust off my rollers and try again.
Thank you :)
I just started riding rollers regularly for a month now. I enjoy the workout and skill needed to do them successfully. Although I still get distracted at the beginning or end of the ride which can lead me to a fall. The more I use them the better I get and my skill will be carried out on the real road. Videos like yours help me to tune in my rollers and bicycle set up. today after watching your video i brought back my front roller so that it was closer to my hub but not directly under the hub. maybe that will help my front wheel from traveling side to side. Spinning at 80-90 rpms keeps the front wheel from moving left to right. I enjoyed your different angles of video and noticed you also used two different trainers. maybe i will get the e- motion brand to upgrade from my standard rollers. everyone that masters the rollers say they get more fit and balanced on them compared to a stationary trainer. hope you make more videos. Thanks.
Rider Hi! Thank you for your comment!
Great to hear that I could provide some helpful information to you.
You are right, if the front roller is too far you will constantly need to steer left and right to stay straight. You seem to have the whole thing pretty dialed already.
Keep up practicing!!
Cheers!
Bonjour et merci pour votre retour d'expérience belle vidéo dommage pas de traduction in french
Bye
Terrific video information
Thank you so much!!
Hey I subscribed! And I just started using the rollers! I‘m now looking forward riding with Zwift or ang interactive indoor cycling apps. Maybe you can make a video about too!
hi Edmund, sorry for the late reply. Good idea, I'll do that for my next video!
Très bon vidéo Andréas! J'ai appris plein d'affaires!
Merci!
Well done. Keep in mind Kreitler rollers (the best in the business) are available in various sized drums, up to 4.5" (roughly 11.5cm) in diameter. The larger the roller, the lower the rolling resistance. However, the largest drum makes getting on and off the bike that much more difficult. I find mounting and dismounting the rollers the most aggravating. I do not ride them during the season, so after a long break it's like I have to learn all over again once the weather turns. The video was excellent. Now, can you please make a video showing how to mount and dismount with no wall available?
Hi Alan,
Thanks for watching!
You can see how I do it in this video:
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But I will gladly make a complete video about that topic soon!
I’ll show how on regular rollers, inside rode rollers, track and road bike.
Cheers!
Elite made the very 1st smart rollers if you did not know
Thank you; best video on this topic. Do you shift while riding the rollers, or stay in one gear?
Hi Richard, thank you 🙏🏼
Shifting is a skill to master eventually. Most beginners struggle with that aspect of riding the rollers. I have a short video explaining how to shift on the rollers (you can find it easily on my profile)
I tend to start on a harder gear, that way it is easier to get momentum and balance. I hope it helps!
Thx 4 ur encouragement Andreas. Just jumped off the Rollers & had a shower. 1hr 25min. Quite a few stops. Total riding ⏱ 60-70 min. Av Cadence 98 in the 52 chain ring & 21 or 19 rear cluster ??? Have 2 check. If u r on Strava pls let me know so l can follow U. 👍🚴🏼♂️🚴🏼♂️🚴🏼♂️ 👀👀 at going again this arvo.
Hope u & ur family r travelling as best as u can thru the Covid19 situation.... in France ?? U might be Swiss French ???
Regards Robert Australia
Hi Robert,
I live in the eastern part of canada, speak french and english. I was born in Germany so my first langage is german.
I have a strava account andreas_ihm
More rollers video are coming soon as we will soon be under snow here!
Bought one 3 days ago!
Great! Have fun !
Where you got that roller and how much is it?
How about a short how for riding the rollers on a track bike?
Good idea! Stay tuned!
Hi, thanks for the video. Can you tell me which roller you are using? It seems pretty silent. Thanks P
Philipp Reuß hi! Thanks for watching.
These are made by Kreitler.
I will try to post another video about them soon.
They are fairly silent, very round and durable.
I hope you enjoyed this and learned somethings :)
Are the insideride e-motion rollers better than the kreitler for long endurance type stuff?
Absolutely. You can recover, relax and stand up easily on the emotion rollers which allows you to ride longer.
is there a way to demonstrate how the hips contol the bike from a standing on the ground position without the bike as to how the hips move to make the adjustments?
Hi! I’ll think of it and make a specific video about that. Great question!
@@AndreasIhm thank you sorry to trouble ya. I got the rollers nothing fancy just very simple cheap.basic but I'm steeringneith the bars and I'm doing ok not great but would love to learn ty.
Those two tv's make me so nervous for him
Don’t worry... thanks for watching!
Check my other rollers videos. :)
Looked like the front roller should have been moved up one notch. Just my opinion
Do you use the inside ride rollers for Zwift?
Generally yes. They are more adapted to virtual riding and for specific trainings (like sufferfest, traineroad and similar training platforms)
Because the offer the possibility to sprint and also because they offer different resistance settings (I have the base model).
It would still be possible to use the kreitler rollers with zwift. I’d probably do shorter rides, like 30min.
@@AndreasIhm Which rollers do you have that offers different resistance settings?
@@cerenademe9433 Hi! It is the insideride e-motions rollers. They have a manual resistance option and a electronicaly controled resistance model.
@@cerenademe9433 Hi! It is the insideride e-motions rollers. They have a manual resistance option and a electronicaly controled resistance model.
@@AndreasIhm Thank you! That was actually the one I was looking at. Will have to save up for those!
Re: setup, most roller manufacturers recommend that the front roller is slightly in front of the front hub, not directly below it.
When first learning how to ride rollers, better to set up in a doorway, with the sides of the doorway even with your shoulders. If you feel that you are not stable, keep your hands on the bars and use your shoulders to balance or 'bump' you back into riding position.
Thanks for your input.
I totally disagree with the doorway technique and I have seen and heard about many negative experiences of beginners following that method. I hope my technique inspired many to persevere and learn how to ride the rollers.
(Maybe you should check my other videos... I think I know a thing or two about riding rollers)
Thanks for watching ! Cheers!
@@AndreasIhm Doorway technique is recommended by many roller manufacturers. What negative experiences have you heard of? Have you heard of negative experiences with riders trying to ride rollers against one wall - because there are plenty of youtube videos of folks falling using that technique? I don't necessarily think your technique is bad or won't work for some riders, but doorway is generally better - shorter learning curve and safer, especially because you can keep your hands on the bars.
@@AndreasIhm Here is Kreitler's set-up video (you use their rollers in your video). They say "what you're looking for is having your front drum just forward of your front axle" , not "the front roller should be under your front wheel hub, dead center if possible" as you say
@@andrewheitner9627 thanks for your input.
Let’s agree to disagree. Surprised to see this comment generates so many reactions.
Roller manufacturers are good at manufacturing. I, on the other hand, excell at riding and sharing my knowledge.
Maybe I’ve hit my head against a doorway when I was a kid... who knows ✌🏻
@@AndreasIhm Here is Sportcrafter: www.sportcrafters.com/blog/12-roller-riding-tips-newbies (#4 4. Set the rollers up in a hallway or a doorway so that you can use the walls as bumpers. If you start to veer off the rollers, just push off the wall gently with your shoulder. This way, you never have to let go of the handlebars.)