When riding on rollers

"Paul Richardson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I train some in the winter on rollers. I feel the onset of that

"special"

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numbness happen when riding rollers, my suspicion is that the rollers

do not

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provides as much rolling friction as does the ground and therefore I

tend to

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be resting on my seat more than when I am out riding on the road. Am I

right

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here, and is there anything I can do about it besides riding out of

the

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saddle the whole time while training on rollers

/pgr

Pedal harder?

"Paul Richardson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I train some in the winter on rollers. I feel the onset of that "special"
numbness happen when riding rollers, my suspicion is that the rollers do
not
provides as much rolling friction as does the ground and therefore I tend
to
be resting on my seat more than when I am out riding on the road. Am I
right
here, and is there anything I can do about it besides riding out of the
saddle the whole time while training on rollers

/pgr

If you can stand and spin on rollers my hat's off to you. I keep my roller
time down to about half of my indoor workout schedule. If possible, invest
some good lights and ride outdoors.

A large factor is also the fact that you don't have any wind resistance helping
to support your upper body. Sometimes you tend to put more pressure on the
pubic area.
You can try getting the bars a bit higher ti help compensate.
Wes

"Paul Richardson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I train some in the winter on rollers. I feel the onset of that "special"
numbness happen when riding rollers, my suspicion is that the rollers do

not

Quoted message said:

provides as much rolling friction as does the ground and therefore I tend

to

Quoted message said:

be resting on my seat more than when I am out riding on the road. Am I

right

Quoted message said:

here, and is there anything I can do about it besides riding out of the
saddle the whole time while training on rollers

/pgr

I do lots of long roller workouts ... year round. Saddle choice can make
all the difference. I got a Koobi PRS saddle about a year ago when I moved
to an area with really rough roads. It's been great for that, but it's also
great for the rollers, although for different reasons. The saddle has an
elastomer system that helps on the rough roads and it's split down the
middle which really helps the numbness issue on the rollers.

I keep my rollers set up in a doorway so I can lean a shoulder into the door
jam. That makes it easier to rise a little off the saddle while still
pedaling, giving a moments respite every now and then.

Bob C.

Paul Richardson said:

I train some in the winter on rollers. I feel the onset of that "special"
numbness happen when riding rollers, my suspicion is that the rollers do not
provides as much rolling friction as does the ground and therefore I tend to
be resting on my seat more than when I am out riding on the road. Am I right
here,

Yes. Plus you probably don't change position and ride out of the
saddle as much as you would outside.

JT

Paul Richardson said:

I train some in the winter on rollers. I feel the onset of that "special"
numbness happen when riding rollers, my suspicion is that the rollers do not
provides as much rolling friction as does the ground and therefore I tend to
be resting on my seat more than when I am out riding on the road. Am I right
here, and is there anything I can do about it besides riding out of the
saddle the whole time while training on rollers

Riding out of the saddle isn't really a highly recommended practice on
rollers.

Just get a decent cadence going where you can spin comfortably
fast. Be careful when changing gears if you use a raod bike.

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Riding out of the saddle isn't really a
highly recommended practice on
rollers.

Why not?

JT

Paul Richardson said:

I train some in the winter on rollers. I feel the onset of that
"special" numbness happen when riding rollers, my suspicion is that
the rollers do not provides as much rolling friction as does the
ground and therefore I tend to be resting on my seat more than when I
am out riding on the road. Am I right here, and is there anything I
can do about it besides riding out of the saddle the whole time while
training on rollers

How is that going to help your numb fingers?

Kyle Legate said:

Paul Richardson said:

I train some in the winter on rollers. I feel the onset of that
"special" numbness happen when riding rollers, my suspicion is that
the rollers do not provides as much rolling friction as does the
ground and therefore I tend to be resting on my seat more than when I
am out riding on the road. Am I right here, and is there anything I
can do about it besides riding out of the saddle the whole time while
training on rollers

How is that going to help your numb fingers?

What fingers ? 😉