Bicycle Rollers Puns

Hi all,

Winter is here(ish), and I was looking into getting a roller for a workout. It seems as if, however, rollers are more for an exercise in balance; the resistance provided by the rollers is minimal.

Can anyone chime in on if rollers would be good for a workout?

Release: sometime in late 90s to mid 00s. I want to say that I played it on PS system, but I’m not completely sure. You can choose your form of transportation and punch or kick other competitors to knock them down so you can win the race. Any help? (it’s not 1Xtreme or ESPN Extreme games)

I’d much rather commute to work on roller blades, but I never seen any adults do that.

Hello Reddit,

I am looking for advice on metal finishes.

My project:

I bought a set of Weyless bicycle rollers recently (produced 1970's.) I am going through and servicing everything as there was some corrosion on the hardware, bearings were sticky etc. (Photos below)

The black "drums" on this trainer are steel, with cast aluminum end caps. Not sure how the drums are finished now but there are some scratches and rust is developing in areas. I want to refinish the steel drum portion.

I want a very smooth finish and was thinking of powder coating but a local coating vendor recommend to bead blast and apply a gold zinc plating instead, at a hefty but not unreachable price.. I think this would make the surface too rough.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a smooth, durable coating that would withstand constant, weighted rolling contact with bicycle tires?

Would love to get something that would last another 40+ years. It would be fun to do some crazy colors but durability is the ultimate goal.

Thank you for your time!

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UPDATE 9/22 - I finished this up a few months ago. Here are some more process pics.

Initial polishing efforts

primed with self etch and gold enamel fill

Black enamel was not easy to lay down smooth, using brushes..

[Drums powder coated. Later a rust converter,stopper was brushed on the insides.](https://preview.redd.it/lw6y09s166o31.jpg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&

So i installed a roller drum on a bicycle i found while driving around to see what would happen. i assumed it wouldn't be driveable and if it did it would do alot of damage with the roller drum. but to my suprise it drives even with 920Kg powered only by muscle. But unfortunately it doesnt seem to deal any damage when i drive into Zombies or the like. Is this intended behavior? I am in one of the latest experimentals dont know the exact version number.

Hello there fellow bikers and owners of an A driving license. I live a bit south of Freiburg, close to France border (if that matter). I've never had a driving license, at all (nor A or B, or whatever). I got sick of pedaling since the area where I live is kind of a hill one and it kinda kills my feet while having to pedal up the hill, so I decided the following:

1. Having my bicycle modified with an e-bay 2 stroke (or 4) engine kit, that, if possible, to get me around 50km/h or..
2. Get the A driving license (or the one that I could drive some under 100cc rollers/mopeds or how are they called)

I have a few questions about those thoughts I have, like follows:

Q1: Can I drive a modified bicycle on public roads without owning a driving A license? If yes, what's the maximum speed limit / cc that I can drive without license?
Q2: It is possible to drive a "roller" (50cc ish, under 50km/h) on public roads, without owning a driving license?
Q3: If I apply for a B driving license and pass the exam, will I be able to drive scooters/rollers/mopeds without having an A driving license? If yes, what's the max cc/speed that I can drive with B driving license?
Q4: Witch will be cheaper? A or one of it's subcategories (A1, A2, AM or however are they called), to be able to drive on 2 wheels around 50km/h?

Thanks a lot guys. Waiting for your reply. "#biker_fistbump"

P.S.: My german language skills are not quite high so passing an driving license exam in germany will be kinda difficult for me (unless I can do it in another language but german).

Cleaning out the garage sale:

1. Sewing Machine; Jcpennys+accessories $20

2. 07-13' Chevy Tahoe 3rd row seats Black leather- never used $100

3. Golf Club repair/building tools: Loft/Lie machine, inlay measuring tool, digital scale, swing weight balancer, cut off saw, belt sander, plus tons of ferrels, swing weights, grips, etc...$200

4. American Classic Bicycle training rollers- needs new 'bands' $50.

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Hi r/cycling

I've just started my off-season training program. Like last year, I hopped on my rollers. This time, my bike shakes in the fore-aft direction, especially at low speeds. It has never done this before. I'm thinking this may be due to uneven pressure within the tire, but I can't be sure. Also, is this bad for my carbon frame?

Thanks for any and all help

But I guess that wouldn't be as cool as a guy running really hard.

I feel like this should be easier to understand than it is. Why don't you fall over?

I've studied physics, but I've always had trouble with gyroscopic stability and similar things. Can somebody make it easier to understand?

Here's a random youtube video to show what i'm talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUlsHA4IuEA

My friend had her bike lifted in Canada (Of all places!) Please keep your eyes out folks thanks! Pics at the link. Please get back to me if you see it thanks.

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I'm a beginner to both and don't really know any places for this. I'm down for any place north of escondido (and including it) and south of fallbrook/bonsall/ not camp pendleton.

When I moved to SE Asia, I decided it would be nice to get a small road bike, not only get to and from work, but also enjoy riding on it. I finally got my clipless pedals and gear so I decided to go for my first ride. It ended up being 10.15 miles (16.33 km)! I know it's not a lot but I'm happy with it for being my first ride. I finished with a time of 1 hr and 6 minutes.

Not every fictional universe has humans or human-level creatures as the baseline, and there are stories that focus on much smaller or weaker beings (i.e. insects in Antz and Bee Movie, mice in the Secret of NIMH, LEGO figures in the Lego film franchises, small humans on the islands of Lilliput and Blefuscu in Gulliver's Travels). We might as well be Godzilla to some of these small worlds, and as such, I was wondering what universes your average everyday person could wipe out.

Rules:

• Ordinary human means someone with no specialized equipment or training that could apply to combat, and physique is unremarkable either way. Not a soldier, police officer, exterminator, doctor, bodybuilder, etc.
• Equipment can be ordinary household items and appliances like forks and knives, lawnmower, car, roller skates and bicycles, power tools, sporting equipment like bats and helmets, household chemicals like pain medication or bug spray, and so on. I debated whether personal firearms or self-defense gadgets should be included, and I came to the conclusion of "Try to solo without dedicated weapons, but if it makes the difference between victory and defeat, you can definitely include dedicated weapons civilians would have access to." Improvised weapons and armor from household items are always allowed.
• Biological needs are not a concern. The ordinary human fights and rampages without food, water, sleep, or air (i.e. to take into account worlds with different atmospheres or underwater), though muscle fatigue is still in effect so their stamina is still limited in any individual encounter. This rule is because I want to focus purely on power, and because I want to preclude stuff like "The human is unstoppable until they get killed in their sleep."
• Human is immune to the environment. If the world is ordinarily too hostile for a human to reach or live in (i.e. hot as an oven, pressures like the bottom of the ocean), the human will survive, but still be vulnerable to attacks; a searing 500-degree atmosphere will be nothing, but heat-based weapons can still burn them as easily. I'm trying to cast a broad net and encourage discussion, and this is so universes can be included even though they wouldn't ordinarily be accessible/survivable by humans.
• The human will be able to access all parts of the universe: if there's an empire of 100 tiny planets, the human is not going to get stuck on one because they don't have a spaceship. I want to see our ord

Am i the only one who finds chungha's music very underwhelming? I cant get into her discography because her songs are so bland...i really only enjoyed Roller Coaster and Snapping i think.

Also, her recent comeback Bicycle fell really flat, not sure the target audience she was aiming for with the bootleg ariana grande sound. Meh.

Just listened to Rain and Chungha's collab...song was trash.

Perhaps she could use better songwriters and producers for sure.

The general audience on Youtube at least seem to enjoy her music so maybe this is unpopular?

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