This is a copy of the Inside Ride Emachine Free Motion Floating rollers. It works fantastically.
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-1-8ft section of 1.5" Diameter PVC pipe
-3-2x4's
-4-6 Rollerblade wheels, preferably equal sizes. Skateboard wheels could work also.
-2-3 2' 6" Metal rods the diameter of the inside of your Rollerblade wheels, mine were 1/4".
-4-6 Metal end caps the size of your metal rod. They look like little hats. One is shown in the picture.
-2-36" Black Rubber Tie-Down Straps.
-2 bolts with nuts. About 2.5-3".
-4 pretty large washers.
-Some screws and some nails.
-A hacksaw
-If your rollerblades came with small spacers, keep them, but if not it''s really not important.
-A countersink bit isn't absolutely necessary, but allows the screw head to lay flush.
-Wood glue if you'd like.
-Preferably small table saw, but jig saw could work with a steady hand.
-A basic set of tools would come in handy. A wrench, hammer, and screwdriver were useful.
-And obviously, your rollers.
-The first nine supplies(except the rollerblade wheels) cost me only $35 at The Home Depot.
-3-2x4's
-4-6 Rollerblade wheels, preferably equal sizes. Skateboard wheels could work also.
-2-3 2' 6" Metal rods the diameter of the inside of your Rollerblade wheels, mine were 1/4".
-4-6 Metal end caps the size of your metal rod. They look like little hats. One is shown in the picture.
-2-36" Black Rubber Tie-Down Straps.
-2 bolts with nuts. About 2.5-3".
-4 pretty large washers.
-Some screws and some nails.
-A hacksaw
-If your rollerblades came with small spacers, keep them, but if not it''s really not important.
-A countersink bit isn't absolutely necessary, but allows the screw head to lay flush.
-Wood glue if you'd like.
-Preferably small table saw, but jig saw could work with a steady hand.
-A basic set of tools would come in handy. A wrench, hammer, and screwdriver were useful.
-And obviously, your rollers.
-The first nine supplies(except the rollerblade wheels) cost me only $35 at The Home Depot.
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All seriousness aside, this IS actually supposed to be silly. Cool but silly.
PS: I know I'm late to the party, but I wanted the link here for anyone who got here from Google and didn't notice it already.
Also what do you think of parabolic rollers? Would the build need to be changed for this?
www.saris.com ? the link results 404 error. and saris.co has only racks.
anyone have a good working link?
looks like that's the one the author was referring to.
https://shop.sunrisecyclery.com/item/10502/
even though they are PVC, i found cycleops is the only one offering lifetime warranty.
Individual rollers for sale are way too expensive.
Good and simple design - I like it.
what if you go one inch too far to one of the sides?!
You will then take a few deep breaths to calm your racing heart and commence training.
No big deal. :) If you think about the forces involved, falling from rollers becomes much less horrifying. While riding on street, you will have a mass about 100kg going on at 30km/h. That is a lot of momentum. On rollers you have two 0.8kg wheels rotating. They just don't have the momentum to cause a serious crash.
you're just missing the falling weights attached to coo-coo clocks and a watering bucket.
;-)
People interested in free rollers should note that stationary rollers improve pedaling style. When the bike starts to bounce back and forth on stationary rollers, it is a sign of unsmooth pedaling technique. So, if you build a free rooller, remember to ride stationary too every now and then. It will improve your riding skills. :)
1. hot glue
2. make the pipe longer and used screws in the ends
Apart from the twisting, this would also be safer since there is more for your push stick to shove at.