I used to use a Cateye to log mileage and stay on target for the season. Then, when gas hit $2 permanently, I said "screw this, I'm only driving when absolutely necessary." I started enjoying myself more, and the computer went into a trash can as I passed my mileage goal in July.
Marc On Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:23:24 PM UTC-4, 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.
