I will be getting a bike fit on my Time Trial bike this weekend, so I thought I should get it out for a spin tonight.  But, I did not want to ride outdoors, and I did not want to do a long session on the stationary trainer with the TT bike, so I decided upon a short session on the rollers. Today is a scheduled rest day, so I though 30 minutes on the rollers at an easy pace would be the perfect ride.

I was wrong.

Yes it is true that I have not been on the rollers for quite some time, but it is just like learning to ride a bike, you do not forget how. My usual choice of bike for the rollers is my Cannondale. It is a nice, stable bike on the rollers, one I can relax on and just ride. I would think my TT bike would be the same.

I was wrong.

I set up the rollers in the training room in between the stationary bike and the Spinner bike. I climbed aboard, found my balance and I was off. And I was nearly off of the rollers! Wow, this TT bike is a bit twitchy! I must pay attention to what I am doing; must stay on the rollers.

I was steady for another minute or so and then again, I nearly fell off of the rollers. This was going to be a bit more intense than I anticipated. Opps, again I nearly ride off of the rollers. Perhaps this is not such a good idea. No, I can do this; I have done this before and I can do this.

I settle down and get in a few minutes of steady riding, but as soon as my attention drifts, I nearly ride off of the rollers again. OK, perhaps the trainer would be a better idea. So after ten short minutes on the rollers, I move the TT bike onto the stationary trainer and spin for 20 more minutes. This is long enough to make sure that the bike won’t fall apart during the bike fit.