Outa the saddle on Rollers

Jay Woo said:

Oooo, scary... I was following a new training DVD last night on the
Rollers and it wanted you to get outa the saddle. I've been training on
rollers for a few months now, but not outa the saddle... I gave it a
try... ended up on the floor twice 😄
It didn't stop me trying though. In order to stay upright I had to keep
my upper body super still and crouch so that I wasn't bouncing at all.
It was very different to being out of the saddle on the road.

Question: Is it worth me trying to master this? Or is it just a
"Rollers Party Trick"?

Jay "Can remember Melb's Wide World of Sports Program" Woo

Interesting dat...

Tony Melcer took a whole lot of roadies and triathletes for a track
session and explained to us why he thought it was better to keep the
body still as it gives you more effective pull while still allowing you
to push harder, whereas bouncing and leaning focuses on the push. I
don't know if it's horses for courses or if people have studied it.
Different riders out of the saddle look very different, both for
climbing and for flat sprints.

Hey, I can't remember the last time I trained indoors (bike, that is,
and yeah, that clarification is for Lotte's benefit!)

Tam

Jay Woo said:

Oooo, scary... I was following a new training DVD last night on the
Rollers and it wanted you to get outa the saddle. I've been training on
rollers for a few months now, but not outa the saddle... I gave it a
try... ended up on the floor twice 😄
It didn't stop me trying though. In order to stay upright I had to keep
my upper body super still and crouch so that I wasn't bouncing at all.
It was very different to being out of the saddle on the road.

Question: Is it worth me trying to master this? Or is it just a
"Rollers Party Trick"?

yeah, it's probably worth doing. Keeping your upper body
stable provides a solid platform for sprinting.

Jay Woo said:

Oooo, scary... I was following a new training DVD last night on the
Rollers and it wanted you to get outa the saddle. I've been training on
rollers for a few months now, but not outa the saddle... I gave it a
try... ended up on the floor twice 😄
It didn't stop me trying though. In order to stay upright I had to keep
my upper body super still and crouch so that I wasn't bouncing at all.
It was very different to being out of the saddle on the road.

Question: Is it worth me trying to master this? Or is it just a
"Rollers Party Trick"?

yeah, it's probably worth doing. Keeping your upper body
stable provides a solid platform for sprinting.

Jay Woo said:

Oooo, scary... I was following a new training DVD last night on the
Rollers and it wanted you to get outa the saddle. I've been training on
rollers for a few months now, but not outa the saddle... I gave it a
try... ended up on the floor twice 😄
It didn't stop me trying though. In order to stay upright I had to keep
my upper body super still and crouch so that I wasn't bouncing at all.
It was very different to being out of the saddle on the road.

Question: Is it worth me trying to master this? Or is it just a
"Rollers Party Trick"?

Jay "Can remember Melb's Wide World of Sports Program" Woo

it only works if you have a big 'clock' next to you, mapping your progress 😄😄😄

ride fixie! that'll get you smooooooth

flyingdutch said:

it only works if you have a big 'clock' next to you, mapping your
progress 😄😄😄

And all for a meat tray & some Don Small Goods too!

quote='Jay Woo'flyingdutch said:

it only works if you have a big 'clock' next to you, mapping your
progress 😄😄😄

And all for a meat tray & some Don Small Goods too![/QUOTE]

you're forgetting the all-important Patra orange Juice!!!

F"give the man some prizes, Uncle!!!"Dutch

Jay Woo said:

Oooo, scary... I was following a new training DVD last night on the
Rollers and it wanted you to get outa the saddle. I've been training on
rollers for a few months now, but not outa the saddle... I gave it a
try... ended up on the floor twice 😄
It didn't stop me trying though. In order to stay upright I had to keep
my upper body super still and crouch so that I wasn't bouncing at all.
It was very different to being out of the saddle on the road.

Question: Is it worth me trying to master this? Or is it just a
"Rollers Party Trick"?

Jay "Can remember Melb's Wide World of Sports Program" Woo

It's an excellent skill to have for when you are married with children
and start towing a trailer bike. Not being able to stand up and rock the
bike kills me on steep hills. I usually have to yell at my daughter to
pedal faster. She's good for a 10 metre surge so I have to time it just
right.

DaveB

Jay Woo said:

Oooo, scary... I was following a new training DVD last night on the
Rollers and it wanted you to get outa the saddle. I've been training on
rollers for a few months now, but not outa the saddle... I gave it a
try... ended up on the floor twice 😄
It didn't stop me trying though. In order to stay upright I had to keep
my upper body super still and crouch so that I wasn't bouncing at all.
It was very different to being out of the saddle on the road.

Question: Is it worth me trying to master this? Or is it just a
"Rollers Party Trick"?

Jay "Can remember Melb's Wide World of Sports Program" Woo

It's an excellent skill to have for when you are married with children
and start towing a trailer bike. Not being able to stand up and rock the
bike kills me on steep hills. I usually have to yell at my daughter to
pedal faster. She's good for a 10 metre surge so I have to time it just
right.

DaveB

flyingdutch said:

Jay Woo said:

flyingdutch said:

it only works if you have a big 'clock' next to you, mapping your
progress 😄😄😄

And all for a meat tray & some Don Small Goods too!

you're forgetting the all-important Patra orange Juice!!!

F"give the man some prizes, Uncle!!!"Dutch

Weren't there chocolates as well, can't remember the brand???

DaveB "mmmmmmmm chocolates"

DaveB said:

Weren't there chocolates as well, can't remember the brand???

DaveB "mmmmmmmm chocolates"

Balintine?

Jay Woo said:

DaveB said:

Weren't there chocolates as well, can't remember the brand???

DaveB "mmmmmmmm chocolates"

Balintine?

That's it, I think they were spelt Ballantyne. How bad was sporting TV
in those days if WOS was the highlight.

DaveB

DaveB said:

Weren't there chocolates as well, can't remember the brand???

DaveB "mmmmmmmm chocolates"

wasnt there a 'DaveB' in another thread wanting to get faster up the kew crit hill? 😄

flyingdutch said:

DaveB said:

Weren't there chocolates as well, can't remember the brand???

DaveB "mmmmmmmm chocolates"

wasnt there a 'DaveB' in another thread wanting to get faster up the
kew crit hill? 😄

I ride to eat, not eat to ride.

DaveB "chocolate free for 15 mins now"

DaveB said:

That's it, I think they were spelt Ballantyne. How bad was sporting TV
in those days if WOS was the highlight.

There was also the yank WWoS on ch9, which gave you some OS content.

Jay Woo said:

Oooo, scary... I was following a new training DVD last night on the
Rollers and it wanted you to get outa the saddle. I've been training on
rollers for a few months now, but not outa the saddle... I gave it a
try... ended up on the floor twice 😄
It didn't stop me trying though. In order to stay upright I had to keep
my upper body super still and crouch so that I wasn't bouncing at all.
It was very different to being out of the saddle on the road.

Question: Is it worth me trying to master this? Or is it just a
"Rollers Party Trick"?

Jay "Can remember Melb's Wide World of Sports Program" Woo

I've got some rollers that I use when the weather is [censored] or to
warm up before a TT if it's too cold (eg Kings Park last month).

I can ride them one handed OK but there's no way at the moment I
could get out of the saddle. Or ride no hands.

So, who here can pedal rollers out of the saddle? It looks like
a skill I'll have to work on.

Duncan.

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quote='DeF'Jay Woo said:

Oooo, scary... I was following a new training DVD last night on the
Rollers and it wanted you to get outa the saddle. I've been training on
rollers for a few months now, but not outa the saddle... I gave it a
try... ended up on the floor twice 😄
It didn't stop me trying though. In order to stay upright I had to keep
my upper body super still and crouch so that I wasn't bouncing at all.
It was very different to being out of the saddle on the road.

Question: Is it worth me trying to master this? Or is it just a
"Rollers Party Trick"?

Jay "Can remember Melb's Wide World of Sports Program" Woo

I've got some rollers that I use when the weather is [censored] or to
warm up before a TT if it's too cold (eg Kings Park last month).

I can ride them one handed OK but there's no way at the moment I
could get out of the saddle. Or ride no hands.

So, who here can pedal rollers out of the saddle? It looks like
a skill I'll have to work on.

Duncan.

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Can do no hands, putting your weight back makes that one relatively easy. Have done aerobars.

Not sure of the value of out of the saddle, but can do enough to adjust!

I've seen guys take off/put on a jersey. Thats skillz!

PiledHigher said:

DeF said:

Jay Woo said:

Oooo, scary... I was following a new training DVD last night on the
Rollers and it wanted you to get outa the saddle. I've been training

on

Quoted message said:

rollers for a few months now, but not outa the saddle... I gave it a
try... ended up on the floor twice 😄
It didn't stop me trying though. In order to stay upright I had to

keep

Quoted message said:

my upper body super still and crouch so that I wasn't bouncing at

all.

Quoted message said:

It was very different to being out of the saddle on the road.

Question: Is it worth me trying to master this? Or is it just a
"Rollers Party Trick"?

Jay "Can remember Melb's Wide World of Sports Program" Woo

I've got some rollers that I use when the weather is [censored] or to
warm up before a TT if it's too cold (eg Kings Park last month).

I can ride them one handed OK but there's no way at the moment I
could get out of the saddle. Or ride no hands.

So, who here can pedal rollers out of the saddle? It looks like
a skill I'll have to work on.

Duncan.

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Can do no hands, putting your weight back makes that one relatively
easy. Have done aerobars.

Not sure of the value of out of the saddle, but can do enough to
adjust!

I've seen guys take off/put on a jersey. Thats skillz!

"Enough to adjust" - I know what you mean. This is what limits
my time on the rollers to around 30mins. I need to lift off the
saddle occasionally to get blood moving...

Cheers,
DeF

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DeF said:

So, who here can pedal rollers out of the saddle? It looks like
a skill I'll have to work on.

Me! I just finished another session of the same training DVD without
falling off. It felt easier than last time, so I guess it's just down
to practise.

Jay "Now onto no hands" Woo