Rollapaluza rolls out four-up rig

Rollapaluza, the company that has dedicated itself to the revival of roller-racing, has announced a new “four up” cycling rig with digital timing and power output measurement.

The Rollapaluza "two up" rigs have included digital timing for some time now, however testing and calibration of digital timing for their "four-up" rig has now finished and the complete setup with colour matched custom Condor bikes had it’s first run out at the Hornsby school last week.

Over 200 children took part in four one-hour sessions, confirming that maximum participation rises from around 30 to 50 riders per one-hour session. The digital timing accurately records riders times down to 1/100th of a second and the large LED displays can be easily viewed from 50m away dramatically increasing the potential sizes of audiences. The new rig will be seen at schools, Rollapaluza London League and National Series, but you could also hire it for a private or corporate event.

The wheels used on the roller-race bikes have now been fitted with Powertap hubs, giving access to real-time performance measurements with an accuracy of +/- 1.5%.

"We're really pleased to have this new feature" said Rollapaluza's Paul Churchill. "It means that we can add an extra ‘peak power’ competition within the existing format of our roller race events, but possibly more importantly we'll be able to work more on health and fitness in our schools and community work and provide our clients with highly accurate data."