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A big foam rolling pin. It can't be that complicated surely. Should I just buy the cheapest. Or do you get what you pay for?


 
Posted : 04/06/2013 9:17 pm
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I got a cheap one, seems to do the job.


 
Posted : 04/06/2013 9:20 pm
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myprotein do a decent one


 
Posted : 04/06/2013 9:21 pm
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2 litre fizzy juice bottle. Drink all the Irn-Bru* from it, fill with water, job done.

*assuming Scotland


 
Posted : 04/06/2013 9:23 pm
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The cheap one's go soft or start to disintegrate. The high-density foam one's last a lot longer.


 
Posted : 04/06/2013 9:24 pm
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Sports direct do one for a bout a fiver. Money well spent i reckon


 
Posted : 04/06/2013 9:24 pm
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for my IT band i use a 2lt plastic coke bottle ....


 
Posted : 04/06/2013 9:25 pm
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Sports direct do one for a bout a fiver. Money well spent i reckon

Since there's a Sports Direct round the corner from work I might check that out. Can't go wrong for a fiver!


 
Posted : 04/06/2013 9:28 pm
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Cheap Decathlon one is getting noticeably deformed after 3 months use. No idea how long it will last compared to a pricey one though.


 
Posted : 04/06/2013 9:39 pm
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By contrast, my Triggerpoint looks like new and was used a lot for the first six months. Now it;s just for a recovery massage. It is a great piece of kit.


 
Posted : 04/06/2013 10:06 pm
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Ged the widest one you can. A great buy, I've just had a post squats session on mine and I know because of that I'll feel better tomorrow.


 
Posted : 04/06/2013 11:04 pm
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Argos do 1 for £10


 
Posted : 05/06/2013 6:17 am
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FIT66 eBay, £20ish when I bought mine a couple of years ago. Drinks bottles nowhere near hard enough for my ITB.


 
Posted : 05/06/2013 7:20 am
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A good guide for when you've got one - cycling specific

http://www.bicycling.com/training-nutrition/injury-prevention/roll-out-kinks


 
Posted : 05/06/2013 7:26 am
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A water bottle just isn't firm enough to do the job and cheap foam doesn't last as others have said.

I use a [url= http://www.physiosupplies.com/physiotherapy/foam-rollers/66fit-epp-foam-roller-black-15cm-x-45cm-dvd.html ]45cm foam roller[/url] from PhysioSupplies- well worth the extra few pennies.


 
Posted : 05/06/2013 8:47 am
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Cheap ones do go soft very quickly and there is definitely an upper limit on technology in a foam roller.

As suggested above, one of the Fit 66 ones from ebay/amazon are a good compromise.

Or if you're feeling evil a [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004INOO8Y/?tag=hydra0b-21&hvadid=9550947549&ref=asc_df_B004INOO8Y ]Rumble Roller[/url]


 
Posted : 05/06/2013 9:18 am
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i use this, tad expensive thou £40 ish.

only got this one over the others as it's hollow, so when i was racing world cups last year and had to travel on the plane with it, i could stuff it full of kit. so it wouldn't take up to much room in the kit bag.


 
Posted : 05/06/2013 9:20 am
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Just happened to click buy on one of those ^ on Amazon about 2 mins ago, so glad to hear they are good. You can get the orange one for £32 with free delivery at the moment.


 
Posted : 05/06/2013 9:29 am
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I've had it for over a year now, and the foam is still just as good as when i bought it.


 
Posted : 05/06/2013 9:38 am
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I made mine!

Had some 5" underground soil pipe left over from a job, cut it to about 24" long. Wrapped in a single layer of foam sleeping mat fastened with a bit of gaffer tape.

Works perfectly. Was hard when I first started, but it really works as I can do 4 or 5 times more "rolls" now than I could 6 months ago.


 
Posted : 05/06/2013 10:16 am
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I just used an old rug rolled into a tube.


 
Posted : 05/06/2013 10:37 am
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I just used some old seagull beaks wrapped in crepe paper.


 
Posted : 05/06/2013 10:50 am
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That rumble roller does look evil.


 
Posted : 05/06/2013 10:59 am

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