Being a contrarian, I will not carry my watch on a bike ride. I do have a bike computer though 😊.
Now we should address helmets and chain lube. -JimD On May 4, 2013, at 9:11 AM, charlie <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a wristwatch so I know when to be where I am going.........smart > phones, Garmin's, cycle computers all very creepy to me. I know I can average > 10-20 mph depending on the route/conditions with 12 mph being about average > even when out of shape,tired or sick. Its easy to figure how long it will > take me to get somewhere. > > On Friday, May 3, 2013 9:50:44 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick 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 [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.
