I like the Knog nerds. They go on without fasteners of any kind so are relatively easy to swap bikes, or go without. I have one that has settings for two bikes. I set bike one with an average wheel circumference for my fatter tired bikes and bike 2 has an average for my skinnier tired bikes. A couple of drops of correction fluid on the fork legs marks where the sensor goes and speeds up installation. The only thing I don't like is the price and the amount of information (way too much for my needs). If you search for them you may find very low pricing if you don't mind the color. I got a vivid blue colored one for way less than half retail. At the time they had a hot pink one for much less. I opted for the blue at a tad more cost. If I don't want a computer I just grab the tab and give a tug and the the head and sensor is off in less than a second. I tore the pull tab off the sensor band so being extra careful with that is a good idea. I've tried 2 or 3 apps for my smart phone and like that a lot, but mine uses the battery too fast when gps is switched on. A ride of 3 hours is about all it can manage on a full charge. A better phone would perhaps solve that. It did get me "un-lost" once and is always with me. Best, Clyde Canter
On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 7:23 PM, Deacon Patrick <[email protected]> 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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.
