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today we're going to be reviewing the
Elite Quick-Motion
Rollers.
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What we have here are the Elite
Quick-Motion rollers which were introduced
back in 2016
and more recently offered in the United
States. Now we don't have the original
packaging here
as you can tell but I'll go ahead and
take these out of the box
and then we'll go over the specs. The
retail price on this
is $569.99 it's one of their most
expensive
rollers but can actually be found for
cheaper online such as ProBikeKit for
about $430.
It's a parabolic roller which means it
has a parabolic shape on the rollers
which keep you
centered on the roller instead of
sliding off. It has a floating design
which you can see here and that absorbs
some sudden impacts such as
jumping on the bike or doing sprints so
it makes a lot easier to ride.
It has a magnetic resistance unit with
three different resistant levels so you
can adjust the
resistance on the fly. It also has a
compact foldable design as you can see
so you can easily store it away when
it's not being used.
Again no power needed but
it is compatible with smart trainers by
using the little
Misuri B+ sensor and that'll allow
you some of the online training tools
but without that
you can simply just throw this on the
ground and start using it.
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Here we have the rollers folded up. It
folds up into three pieces
you have the front half and then you
have the back half.
It is a little bit awkward of a package
as you have to kind of grab this little
handle
and carry it but it is still heavy so
for smaller cyclists that might be an
issue.
As far as setting it up it's really
simple you don't have to do any
complicated calibration or
any software update. It's
ready to go with no power source needed.
So the first step is to unlock this and
that'll actually unhook these two pieces.
Next you want to set up the cables you
want to make sure they're
all routed to each side properly
and then you want to actually set up the
width. So the length of the
rollers and that has to match your bike
so we'll go ahead and show you that.
So here you can see my Specialized
Tarmac on the rollers at the
default position. This is the narrowest
width of the rollers
you can see there's no exposed frame
there. Now what you'll notice is my front
wheel
is actually slightly ahead of the front
roller so if i do a slight forward
motion
i'll actually slide off really easily. So
for proper stability you actually want
this front wheel
to be slightly behind the front roller
and they recommend 0.4 to 0.6 inches
so to adjust that. I'll go ahead pop the
bike off here and we'll go do that
adjustment.
So now we'll go ahead and make that
adjustment you want to get the knob to
the open setting here
pull up using the handles that will
release the tension.
Now this is kind of one of the annoying
parts of this, it takes quite a bit of
force to
either release this or unlock it so for
smaller cyclists that might be an issue.
To adjust the width there's a knob
underneath here
you simply adjust that loosen it
and then you can see you can pull up or
down here. You have the measurements on
here
and that's in millimeter so depending on
what measurement you take from your bike
adding the little offset you want to get
that to that right
amount and simply pull up or down to
adjust
and then again tighten the knob. For me
the one thousand
four millimeters was the best option
so go ahead and tighten that down
underneath and then we'll open this up
again. So now with the proper link set
we'll go ahead
and open up the rollers again you want
to make sure the cables are in the right
spot
really get in here and then push your
weight down to unfold these.
There you go so now we're ready to use
it again and we'll show you what the
bike looks like.
You want to make sure you tighten this
as well
so bring that down tighten it up and
that'll prevent the front two sections
from folding.
So now what you should be able to notice
is the fact that my front wheel is
slightly behind the front roller
and that means it's a lot easier to stay
stable so you really have to force it
forward
to get it into a unstable position.
So you really want to make sure you set
that up each time and if you switch
bikes make sure you get that same
measurement just for
your safety. Because this is a
non-interactive setup
the trainer won't adjust automatically
so
you have to use your gears to adjust the
resistance. Elite does offer
three levels here you have one two three
and that just
adjusts the overall resistance so if
you're looking for a harder workout
you can simply grab the knob and adjust
it to the highest setting
middle setting or the default one and
you can see the rollers just come to
stop quicker at the higher setting
so that's one way to increase the
resistance and simulate slopes.
So now let's get the bike on the trainer
as you can see here I'm using the garage
wall to sort of steady myself to
initially mount on there.
Once you become more comfortable with
mounting it gets a lot easier but
initially
it requires quite a bit of balance so
once you
have your balance you can start
accelerating. As you accelerate
you can see the bike will naturally want
to balance itself and this is something
that gets easier the faster you go so
definitely want to pick up speed.
What's really impressive about the
rollers it has really direct
feel so it really feels like you're
right outside because both of your
wheels
have contact you have your full
drivetrain and you can use the gears or
the resistance level to adjust it.
Now you can see just how much movement
there is here especially if we jump to
the front view
and that's because every steering input
or imbalance in your pedal stroke will
actually
cause a movement so it's a great
training tool to really improve your
pedal stroke and make it smoother and
even. Also improve your concentration
on the bike
and with these parabolic rollers you can
see if you actually roll off all the way
to side they'll tend to push your bike
back so it's a safer roller than
the cheaper flat rollers. Overall the
riding experience is really fun
it's something that takes a little bit
of a learning curve. It's not really a
replacement for a Zwift or Interactive
trainer
where you can really sit there for hours
but as a warm-up tool
or as a convenient portable
trainer it's a really great option
and actually teaches you a ride better
as well.
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Now let's go over the pros and cons for
the Elite Quick-Motion rollers. What we
like about it is that has a floating
frame design
it really helps absorb some of the
vibrations and motion when you're riding
the rollers which makes a lot more
comfortable.
It's also compatible with most
drivetrains and bikes with a simple
three roller design you don't need to
have specific trainer wheels or a bike
you can just put whatever you have on
there
adjust the wheelbase and ride it and
because it's a roller design it provides
a really realistic feel and experience.
You're using your whole body to really
balance yourself and you get the
feel of the road through all three
rollers so it feels like you're actually
riding outside.
Some of the cons for the roller the fact
that they premium price
it's almost the same price as some
interactive wheel on trainers
and the cheaper a direct drive trainer
so you have to decide what you want.
This offers a lot of portability and
compactness it's the fact that it
doesn't need power or do you want the
interactive design.
It also has a learning curve to ride
comfortably because you're using your
whole body to balance
you really have to focus and as a result
you get a better
pedal stroke as it has to be smoother.
Finally does require a lot of force
to unfold when you're initially setting
it up
which might be an issue for some smaller
riders. Taking everything into account
would give the Quick-Motion rollers an
8.5 out of 10.
They're really smooth and realistic
rollers there's a bit of a learning
curve but has really nice features that
make it nice and portable
and absorb some of your motion. Thanks
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