fhsu@uw-june (Sam Hsu) (03/28/84)
Has anyone used the Wheel Wind wind simulator that attaches on to your rims? They make fans out of your wheels, for people who ride rollers or still want more resistance for their turbotrainers. Comments?
thielges@uiuccsb.UUCP (03/31/84)
#R:uw-june:-116300:uiuccsb:16200010:000:252 uiuccsb!thielges Mar 30 09:38:00 1984 A few pieces of duct tape between your spokes does almost as good and is far cheaper. Just be sure to make alternate blades point on different directions or your wheel/fan will blow you right off the rollers. Bart Thielges ...uiucdcs!thielges
thielges@uiuccsb.UUCP (04/10/84)
#R:uw-june:-116300:uiuccsb:16200015:000:610 uiuccsb!thielges Apr 10 10:01:00 1984 Sorry about the confusion. What I meant about duct tape in the spokes was that to get a bit of a wind load effect on rollers you can make little fan blades by stringing duct tape between spokes on your bicycle. If you make all the fan blades blow air in the same direction, say left to right from the riders perspective, this tends to throw the bicycle a little off balance. If you've ridden rollers before, you know that balance is very critical. A slight imbalance caused by the fan blades can be enough to keep the rider from staying on te rollers for a decently long amount of time. Bart Thielges.