Not having a smartphone is somewhat going against the tide of history, IMO. It would be like sticking with the telegram after other people got a phone or only listening to radio after TV came out. My phone is a great tool when I am out riding for both letting me know where the hell I am and taking some pictures long the way, in addition to being able to stay in touch with family. Now the people that spend all day with their heads buried in the phone is another thing.
On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > My iPhone is my external brain (like a wheelchair for a paraplegic), so > that's why I keep it with me. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > > On Friday, May 3, 2013 9:45:01 AM UTC-6, Eric Peterson wrote: >> >> The gadgets I use are important to me for two reasons: to collect >> information, and as navigational aids. I don't have much problem with them >> controlling me. >> If you want to be somewhere, or know where you are so you can determine >> when you will be somewhere, a cyclometer and basic GPS are pretty useful. >> I ride a lot of brevets, and also plan and ride a lot of local rides, so >> these tools are invaluable for those purposes. >> If you always ride the same routes then after a while you know the way, >> but I am always wanting to try new ones. >> >> However I do not have a smartphone, nor even a cell phone. It's baffling >> to me why everyone these days seems to think you need one. >> >> Eric Peterson >> Naperville, IL >> >> On Thursday, May 2, 2013 6:23:24 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: >>> >>> The thread asking about computers got me thinking -- I bet there are >>> others here who intentionally do not ride with a computer. I was curious >>> your experiences. Here are mine… >>> >>> I ride without a computer. Why? Because I am too stupid to control the >>> gadget rather than unwittingly allowing the gadget control me. For >>> instance, rather than riding to effort, I found I rode to speed. It is >>> much, much harder to listen to my body and what it needs with the allure of >>> the utterly irrelevant speed number out in front of me. So, like an idiot, >>> I try and keep a certain speed going up a hill or on a flat or in a >>> headwind, rather than sensibly listening to my body and pedaling at a >>> consistent effort. >>> >>> The idea here is that horses and other animal powered locomotion go by >>> effort. They go slower up hills and in headwinds and with heavy loads. But >>> I think my mindset living with a car and driving one for so many years >>> became based on speed. I'm going 75 on the highway and sure there is a hill >>> here, so I put the gas pedal down and maintain 75. This mentality ended up >>> driving my cycling experience when I had a computer in front of me. I know >>> it's idiotic, but there you are. WIth that number out there my mind could >>> not let go the idea that I should maintain speed. But that is no fun >>> (unless I choose it). So back in my pre-Riv days, when I rode >>> a recumbent trike, I ditched the computer and have been much happier ever >>> sense. >>> >>> I don't track or log milage, times or any other data (I don't for >>> running either). I use maps (including my iPhone) for navigation, and >>> that's it. No computer, for me, makes it much easier to "Just Ride." >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* >>> *www.OurHolyConception.org* >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
