"So whats your workout routine?" "I try to get on my bike rollers for 10minutes every morning"

“This is the worst product I’ve ever bought” 10 seconds later... “I’ve never really figured out how this works”

Mike: "This is a consumer product, this cant be so difficult" Also Mike: Puts the roller on a carpet. Consumer behavior confirmed. 👍

"it just clicks, you just got it." So you could say it's just like riding a bike?

"but there's....other people at the gym." lol relatable

When he said “im gonna sleep on this.” I kinda imagined him trying to sleep on the rollers and him just rolling off

Imagine how short this video would’ve been if he’d started in a doorway or against the wall.

"But there's other people at the gym" I felt that

“A nice easy one to start the year” Me: Are you sure about that. You swore a large number of times.

Something about a Scottish man going, “ohhh my bum” is so funny

1. don't put your rollers on a shaggy carpet 2. do put them close to the wall so you can hold yourself up to start, and 3. set up a large fan in front of you - you'll need it.

He had the rollers set too close together for his bike. It’s adjustable for a reason.

I don't think u should have that thing on a carpet tho

It triggers me that his bike is full of dirt and he's riding on a white carpet.

Normal people: Open boxes with knifes Mike: Open's boxes with an axe

Me screaming at my phone - “TAKE IT OFF THE CARPET!”

“All things two wheels I love it”. Proceeds to ride on one wheel

Next up: doing a wheelie on a bike roller.

It triggers me that he's doing this on a carpet/rug. Obviously its gonna wobble

I haven't finished the video yet, but I bought these rollers last night and had the same exact experience. The internet needs more people like you who show themselves struggle

Me:”Why is he wearing a helmet inside?” *Mike headbutts radiator* Me:“Oh,that’s why”

He did this before corona but it’s probably been a life saver for some people a couple of months later

one thing i love about mike is he almost always never gives up and always finds different strategy's to complete his task

Best tip if you're a beginner with rollers: Put the rollers in a doorway so that your shoulders are lined up with the doorway. If you lose balance, your shoulders will contact the doorway before you fall.

Him: I cant find whats wrong. Me: Get off the thick shag carpet.

6:45 that leg slip, i cant stop laughting

4:22 “can’t figure it out in my brain” perhaps i might figure it out in my leg

"plus there's other people at the gym" introverts: agreed

You missed the chance to say, "It's just like riding a bike, how hard can it be?"

Ultimate Challenge: Do this with the reverse-brain bicycle.

I love how laid back a lot of your videos have started to look without taking anything away from the usual process and momentum of your videos

Brilliant Mike. Had my first session on rollers today and it was terrifying. Used a wall to steady myself and got my balance, but glad I hadn't seen your video first. Will try without support tomorrow!

Me: has a sleepover with my best friend Me the next morning : 4:04

Front wheel is too far back on the roller, and the damn carpet.

Thanks for the humorous roller learning experience. I definitely needed it. Yep, rollers are hard to learn. It is all about balance, balance, balance and a lot of calmness. Congratulations on being able to to do that! Peace out.

3:07 Fun fact Mike speaks English with no accent when he’s angry

Spoiler alert - He never moves the rollers off the shag carpet (clearly making contact with the rollers stopping them and causing him to go flying).

My guess is that the trick is to look “far away” forwards instead of looking down. Much easier to balance that way

When I had training wheels I used to put my bike on the curb with the training wheels touching the road and sidewalk and use it as a exercise bike

Don’t worry after this you wouldn’t even have a working bike to do the workout ;)

Hey Mike I saw you learn the rubik's cube blindfolded, so i gave it try, I got my first success yesterday and it felt so good

"What happened to you? Why did you break your arm?" "I fell off me bike in me living room"

This was great for my understanding of how the roller works. Definitely will need to be patient if I decide to purchase a roller trainer. From Michigan (US), and looking for this type of product here. Thank you for sharing the tough parts of learning this type of training system.

It Cheered me Up on a cold Monday morning, Cheers Mate

2:01 "Should i look at the instructions?" from far away: "Yees" *throws it away* gotta love this guy :D

The fact, that he's just impervious to the obvious hints of his failures, in the name of the rollers sliding on the bloody carpet is just infuriating.

I've never even heard of this thing. Really interesting! Loving your recent decent into biking

I laughed a lot watching this. I just bought one of these. Based on my experience I'd recommend setting the roller close to a wall so you can hold to it when losing balance. It's pretty straightforward afterwards.

The whole time I was like *TAKE IT OFF THE CARPET*

*cycled on the rollers once* “so now that I have mastered the rollers”

Hi. I managed to mount on the rollers without support today. You encouraged me to do it. Thanks

The fact he got it going on a carpet when you shouldn’t is actually impressive.

Tip: Set this up in a doorway that way its easier to get on and start pedaling at first

When you first start, set these up in a doorway. That way you have something to lean on when you tip to the sides. However, falling off between a doorway is pretty messy so be careful. It teaches you to spin smoothly and accurately. You'll know if you spin poorly because you'll start bouncing and fall off.

For anyone else learning, start close to a wall or something you can hold on to, make sure the front roller is under the middle of the front wheel, and look forward not down at the bars.

This is what the people living above me do at night

alternate title: scottish man learns how to ride a bike again

Very impressive. Thanks for sharing

Great video. Just a bought a second hand set of these today. Wish me luck!

We can all see that the carpet is making it difficult for him because: 1. The bottom cant grip to the floor so when the carpet moves the roller moves 2.the carpet makes added friction by rubbing against the rollers. 3.He fails to realise points 1 and 2.

"It's a pain in the ass" I see what you did there!

I love how normal he is as a person but hes so determined

He is the definition of patience I would have thrown the bike through the wall

"Scottish man injures himself multiple times with spinning tubes and a bike."

Then: It's cold, it's wendy, it's wet. Now: It's coronavirus

loved it! Might get one!

6.44 The best tumble. As he comes off knowing his right cleated foot is heading for the wooden floor and all traction will be lost, like being on Ice ' OMG ! Jesus ! ' fair play to you ! Trying to learn in the centre of the floor is hard, but on carpet ? !! I have the Tacx static and swinging rollers. The swinging ones are a bit unnerving even after the static version but great sense of achievement once you have mastered them. Well done

1-do not do this on a thick carpet 2-use a wall, doorway or counter to lean against when learning how they work, I know of no one who rides rollers in the middle of a room 3-the front wheel should be centered over the front roller or at the most 1cm behind the front roller center 4-I believe those rollers have some free float to them so they are a bit easier to learn and ride 5-rollers are great for smoothing out your pedaling, if you pedal in squares or have a mashing style the rollers will soon sort that out because you wont be able to ride them. Rollers also teach you to have a light touch on the handlebars and to let the bike steer rather than the riders having a death grip on the bars. 6-most people who try to learn how to ride rollers generally get advise, asking a friend or doing a search and learn in a few minutes. it really is much easier than this video makes it seem.

"All things two wheels" Shows a clip of him on one wheel...

The big breakthrough for me after struggling for a year was to move the axle of the front roller forward slightly beyond the front axle of the front wheel of the bike. I could then ride the rollers immediately. I still have to hold on to an adjacent wall to get started and to dismount, but other than that riding for 20 min. is no problem. Need to use a gear about two above my lowest gear to get the wheels spinning gyroscopically. About 13-14 mph.

He falls so comedicly its amazing

Oh man, he is becoming that Cylclist Stereotype.

"Plus, there's other people at the gym." Brilliant. I felt too afraid to say it but now Mike has said it I am going to say it more often.

I used that in the early 2000. It`s awesome for training inside

Him: *Gets on roller for the first time for 20 seconds Also him: *Having MASTERED THE ROLLERS...*

For anyone watching to learn themselves who is confused as to WHY it kept rolling off: Whenever Mike put most of his weight on the handlebars the force on the front wheel to come off the roller became greater than the minimum force needed to push the rear wheel over the rearmost roller. i.e. the downward force on the front wheel pushed the back wheel off the last roller. Tl;dr: If you're trying this at home, don't lean on the handlebars before you've mounted at least one pedal.

*amazing clean white rug on the floor* Mike: brilliant surface to ride a bike!

Glad to see that you made it up; rollers not only make it less boring, but they help maintain your balance skills, even more so than riding don't the road. Next season, try starting in a doorway, narrow hallway, or at least against one wall. experienced riders can start in the middle of the room, but beginners should start with some structure to hold onto as they wind up the wheels. track racers swear by rollers and that they help with the high cadence balancing skills that they need on the track.

Get it off the carpet. It’s sliding. It’s like a physics problem.

One key thing with all balance things is - Don't look down, look forward.

“But there’s other people at the gym” is the most relatable thing he’s said

Awesome video i just got a roller its on its way!!! I cant wait to learn lol

Let me give a piece of advice for any out there wanting to give this a try. There is a much easier way to learn how to ride rollers, first, obtain a small step stool that is about 10 or 12 inches high. Next, put your rollers in between a doorway. This allows you to stand on the step stool and mount the bike, the doorway will allow you to remain vertical and inline as you put one foot into the pedal and begin to pedal, don't worry about clicking in with the other pedal at this point. The primary rule in riding rollers is no sudden swings with the handlebars, they must be dead straight ahead, if you feel you are drifting to one side or the other, a shift in your weight to the opposite side will correct that drift, the handlebars can stay straight.You will soon learn these shifts of weight are quite minute, the main goal is to get to the point of being able to fine tune your cycling technique so as to eliminate any extraneous movement, to be as efficient as possible. I always had my rollers about a foot from a wall to provide security, you could always lean against it in an emergency and I always had my footstool to make mounting a breeze. When you become proficient on rollers there is no better tool to refine your stroke, intervals are the key! One minute on and two minutes off, gradually working up to max effort with a series of cool down intervals. If you can maintain max effort for 1 minute while maintaining form that the rollers demand you will indeed get better, seeing the speedometer hit the mid 40s mph (52-13 gears at that time) for one minute and just trying to maintain the form necessary is indeed a challenge that you will be proud of!

4:44 when you cold start your car in January 😂😂😂

Hah! First video of yours I’ve seen. You’re quite the funny lad. Liked and subscribed. I really enjoyed this video.

I feel bad for laughing everytime he falls but damn, this was entertaining to watch! Was waiting for a clip of him getting off the rollers without falling though.

Im a professional cyclist and i personally use the rollers when weather is not the best, so i can keep in track. If you wanna get started with them you should place yourself next to a wall, climb the bike and start from there, once you feel a litte more confident you can even do it without hands.

Everyone before lockdown : This is stupid and pointless. Everyone now: I’LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK

This really cracked me up, thank you so much!🤣

Love ur vids bro

Im laughing the whole time Because he's got the bloody thing on the rug😂😂

1:22 lmao put a book under the front wheel or something to level it

"are you ok" every time something even remotely happens is the purest energy and i adore it

"Why does the bike fall off?" Because it's two-tired.

You're supposed to put your front wheel on a stand for a turbo trainer so it's not further down

When he said “Ok I’m now going to sleep on this “ I was like how is that going to help awww 4:45

3:58 “HOW IS THIS A CONSUMER PRODUCT?” Hahahaha I feel your frustration

I have trained many hours on rollers. The trick is to ride in a doorway so that your elbows can bump the door jamb on either side to keep you positioned towards the center of the rollers - and to use a low stool alongside the rollers to aid in starting and stopping. I also positioned a fan in front for cooling.

0:31 "But there's other people at the gym" Big mood

Everywhere else: completely Scotland: cempleteleh