Rollers and resistance

I have a set of SportCrafters rollers on a DIY floating platform , and with some additional “stuff” (based on @jdlbb 's great post on the paincave thread). Over time I went from a Cyclops add-on mag resistance unit to SportCrafters OverDrive resistance drum, and also added their intertia drum. This setup works well for both resistance and road feel – as well as the benefits of a floating platform.

I have Assioma pedals, so don’t need any electronics in the rollers themselves to give me power, and since the SportCrafters drum has progressive resistance I’m good not having erg mode (full disclosure, have never ridden a trainer in erg mode, so perhaps I don’t know what I’m missing:))

I also have tried several fork stands for days I want more stability; when I had my knee replacement a year ago I picked up an Omnium trainer so can use that when I want to be more brainless than roller require.

FWIW, I do have two SportCrafters drums and an InsideRide Floating Fork Stand available if anyone is in a DIY mood.

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