Check out the rocker threads. if you're serious i can give you piinters if you wish
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Check out the rocker threads. if you're serious i can give you piinters if you wish
I'm already signed up. The whole family is going to London for an extended weekend. At the day of the TT I will just be taking the train from London to Peterborough in the morning and back in the afternoon. Maybe I'll try Regent's park on a TT bike
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Aleman
Knees are FUBAR but I don't like to mention it
- Location
- Blackpool UK
Make one for £60-70 ... If I can do It ...
uclown2002
Guru
- Location
- Harrogate
I've never seen the attraction. What would it bring to a Neo?
More a sense of outdoor riding, indoors. Sway motion and comfort
Also for those with the Wahoo climb
I know the Neo has a little flex already so part way there
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The only real difference i can see is that you changed cadence alot more for the climb on the Neo(deliberate?), where the Bkool you were able to hold a steadier cadence
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
- Location
- Northern Ireland
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
I'm already signed up. The whole family is going to London for an extended weekend. At the day of the TT I will just be taking the train from London to Peterborough in the morning and back in the afternoon. Maybe I'll try Regent's park on a TT bike
Let me know if you need a tour guide
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
I agree with his thinking. But... it depends what you want. I had an atom which had zero side to side movement. And I don’t think that was good for me.
But yeah, I don’t think a rocker can simulate real world riding. But it can reduce the impact on you lower back, knees etc.
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Can't disagree or argue differently as I really have no clue
They do have a very real feel, especially the full length rockers. ill explain.
My first half rocker was a very good foray into getting sway motion but your front wheel is fixed(usually) on a block, so only side motion.
A full rocker allows full side cc to side and rotation of the handlebars, so you get tbe 'S' shape sway whilst riding out of the saddle and a little benefit whilst seated.
The latest rockers have forward and rear motion too
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
That’s good to hear Andy. Because if the neo bike doesn’t have the same movement as the neo I’ll have to build myself one. It does make sense to me that it is a different sensation fom natural side to side to be honest. Just because the forces are working a different way. As in you get sprung back as well as pushing back so the rhythm is different? But I’ll reserve judgment until I’ve tried one!
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
Also I really like the job you did on your latest rocker. It looks ace! How did you settle on the shape of it?
Its more of a practical requirement, you need the width and depth to mount the turbo and not so much at the front, enough though for the hardware and to have in my case the climb. I could of gone a more droplet shape, but my woodworking skills would of been put to the test. I used a waste paper basket for the circle cuts-large enough radius
Im glad i kept it wider, because i can stand fully on the rocker when getting on or off, that wasnt intended
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
Its more of a practical requirement, you need the width and depth to mount the turbo and not so much at the front, enough though for the hardware and to have in my case the climb. I could of gone a more droplet shape, but my woodworking skills would of been put to the test. I used a waste paper basket for the circle cuts-large enough radius
Im glad i kept it wider, because i can stand fully on the rocker when getting on or off, that wasnt intended
I like the shape. I have a router so I could get a little creative bit like you I’d defo need a template of some sort. I did wonder what it was like actually climbing off and on. Also I guess you don’t have any tennis balls nearer the front so you can go as narrow as the climb allowed.
I hope the neo bike has the natural flex in it so I don’t need one. But looking at video of it, it’s not obvious if it does.
