I made these in about 3 1/2 hours and it only cost me $35. Go to http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Free-Motion-Cycling-Rollers for more! And there has been some confusion about what I am riding on. I did not make the rollers I just modified them by adding the ability for them to move back and forth as a whole.
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March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
the back rollers …
the back rollers are connected to the front one, so when he peddles and the back wheel spins the two rear paddles the front one moves with the same speed,
this is why he can move around like ridding in real, else he would have to lock the front part of the bike to avoid falling.
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
this is great. i …
this is great. i know what my weekend project is
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Welll, here is one …
Welll, here is one more idea, although I am not sure it would be technically able for cheap, add incline to the whole system, but at any rate, I think this is a great idea & I am rather shocked no one has thought of it before, including myself:).
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Hence the fun, …
Hence the fun, really. : )
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
We have one of …
We have one of those, too. Also from Specialized. That’s just a regular old bike trainer. Built for endurance training, like any LifeCycle in a health club.
Rollers expose you to some danger to prepare you to have greater control when there’s a lot more danger. They’re not for everyone, but I never really saw them as potentially offensive before. ; )
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
You’re going to be …
You’re going to be rich!
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
This is a good idea!
This is a good idea!
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Nah. I’d described …
Nah. I’d described one route to an end, you turned it around and made it an absolute, then held me accountable for it. ; )
Very clever. It’s like if I said, “The cupcakes were good because they had yellow icing,” and you say, “So then, you’re saying every cupcake with any other kind of icing isn’t good?”
It’s why the first law of logic is A = A. What I’m saying is what I’m saying. What people read into it will vary with each reader. There’s no controlling that. : )
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Well, if you could …
Well, if you could adjust the resistance of the rollers, that might make for a great exorcise kit people could make themselves, than & to add some sort of frame onto which the bike’s frame could be attatched to avoid accidents from falls & such.
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
So like everyone …
So like everyone who can ride in more than a straight line on a bik with no hands owes all that ability to devices such as this? LOL
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Also, you learn how …
Also, you learn how little of steering is steering…and how much is balance and form. Like….being able to ride a figure 8 with no hands, i think, came from the sense of balance that rollers will give you. ; )
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
After 20 minutes on …
After 20 minutes on rollers, what’s sorest would be my forearms, ’cause if the front wheel turns the slightest bit it zooms across the front roller…so you learn to be a statue, a bit. But as for safety…it makes you much safer riding downtown in a big city, because if you have no problem riding right on top of, say, the white stripe on the road, you can get between buses and cars pretty well.
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
You look very tense …
You look very tense on the rollers. The best thing I can say is just relax and also very important dont have you elbows tense because thats what makes you go side-to-side on rollers.I just recently tried rollers about 2weeks ago and they help out your lines even when you are on regular road.
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
FALL!!!
FALL!!!
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
where did you get …
where did you get the rollers and metal base from? it does not say in the instructables.
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
wouldnt that be …
wouldnt that be dangerous?
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
ok cool.
“go up to …
ok cool.
“go up to your address bar, put the letter “Q” between the words you and tube and then press enter or click go”
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
@ILYutubeLAWL he …
@ILYutubeLAWL he wont slip off because he got bumper wheels on all sides
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
1985 called.. they …
1985 called.. they want their flux capacitor and wall mounted phone back. naw, that’s pretty cool. Nice DIY
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
It’s important to …
It’s important to ride very straight and smoothly. Rollers will teach you how to ride properly without weaving.
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Great video but I …
Great video but I want to see the one where he comes off the darn thing…lol I don’t mean that badly though. Just saying that if I were to do that I would bust my butt on the darn thing…LOL
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
this looks pretty …
this looks pretty unsafe. it looked like the guy was gonna slip off more than once
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
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March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
nice idea. for busy …
nice idea. for busy people its good to have one in the house or even office.
but for average working people i think it’s still possible to ride around the neighborhood. unless it’s a dangerous neighborhood
March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
the front wheel …
the front wheel wouldn’t move though. peddles only move the back wheels on bikes