How To Ride On The Rollers On Your Bike | Indoor Cycle Training Made Easy

Rollers are one of the best ways to warm up on your road bike, or even get a workout which also focuses upon your bike handling skills. James and Chris explain how to get started cycling on rollers and demonstrate a few advanced skills as well.

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Riding on rollers is a skill that does take practise, but isn't hard. Can you ride on rollers?

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[Aditya-fvxv]

Literally can't think of a topic that GCN hasn't covered . Love you guys!

[anononomous]

Ouch. How did you do that?
Bike crash.
Where abouts?
Living room

[mugambiivan]

That tip of setting up in a doorway is a really great hack. Less than 30 minutes in and I'm rolling on the rollers playing about with the hand positions and an occasional nudge on the shoulder by the door frame. Thanks lads.

[benxlehner]

I think the most important 3 tips, two of which you covered and you covered all 3 in an older GCN vid. 1 relax and don't grip the bars too tight. 2 look at a point in front while learning and 3. keep pressure on the pedals like riding a velodrome.

[kajet]

It now feels like Hank and Travolta (whatever happened to that nickname btw?) have been on GCN forever.
Great stuff.

[dwtrux]

My favorite way to train is using the Elite QM rollers. After the first 10 minutes of anxious attempts, settled in with the RELAXed grip. Also, setting up next to a wall is preferable to me as it gives you the ability to flick an elbow out to maintain balance. Finally, using Zwift or any other video source, remember to "look away" from the screen during turns or your natural tendency to "lean into" the curve will throw you off.

[AI-qirh]

Just bought a roller a few mins ago. Thanks GCN for the tipss!! GCN no. 1!

[ftincyclist]

When I was i n the US Navy I would ride rollers at sea. Great work out you would have to to get use to the rolling of the ship as it rides though the waves.

[aaroncrowley]

I've been considering getting one of these lately but wasn't sure about a few things. This is exactly why I'm subscribed to you guys. Thanks for the awesome content!

[jpweb]

Even without extra resistance you get a good workout on rollers because you have to work at balance so your core muscles are involved as well.

[danfuerthgillis]

Tip: double rollers on front and back wheels and the middle of the rollers is indented sloped to their centers so that both wheels fall to the center naturally. That is my home roller system.

[craftyduces]

Man you guys are awesome! I just brought a set of rollers they scare the hell out of me lol..

[zoulzoul]

I love bike rollers, I ride on roller everyday in quarantine

[watsonroadster]

If you want to learn how to ride in as straight a line as you can, ride on rollers. I can ride in a line that is about 9 cm's at the widest. Some people can ride in a line the width of their tires. The only problem with rollers is that their isn't much resistance, so, I ride in the highest gear possible and use that as my resistance..

[kushalphoenix]

Excellent product, use it about 4 times a week, 5 miles at a time

[jimtilbrook]

You guys crack me up! Now try it on a fixed gear bike where you can’t freewheel!

[richrb]

I can already ride the rollers, I don't understand why I end up watching even the most usel as of gcn's posts, like their 700th bike wash video😂

[martinic]

This is ex what I need to do my biking indoors as the weather in NYC gets colder !!!!

[richardhadfield]

Love it. Been rollering for years and it's amazing. Great video btw. I can only ever do it with old school toeclips without the strap though...nasty fall once with my clip on pedals. I am very clumsy though. Thanks again lads for all your work and tips 👍

[Paul_Paulson]

Check that the front wheel is directly over the front roller if you want an easy life. Most rollers are adjustable for length.