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Cyclometers . . .
Is it just me, or is my cyclometer/speedometer as much as nuisance as a useful tool? Went for a ride today and made it several blocks before I realized I'd forgotten the speedometer. I said the heck with it and continued on my merry way. It had to be one of the most enjoyable rides in the 5 weeks since I picked up my bent! No fussing around checking time/distance/average, no racing trying to keep the average up, and no second thoughts heading home, trying to sneak in one or two more kilometers on the ride. It was almost like the self imposed "competition" was off. It resulted in a relaxed, leisurely, 1.5 hour ride. Just what the doctored ordered to shake off the impending winter blues. Yes, speedometers are useful and interesting, and the numbers certainly let you see improvement in your riding and where maybe a little more work might be needed. And they are invaluable in keeping logs and keeping track of distances and averages. All useful and interesting stuff without argument. Am I the only one that thinks this way? How many ride, working with the numbers on the cyclometer and how many ride and ignore the numbers until the end of the trip? Grin, maybe before a ride I should draw a white sock over the speedo and ignore the numbers until after the ride is over. (sorry Risto, couldn't resist). |
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Cyclometers . . .
"Bent Pedals" wrote in message news Is it just me, or is my cyclometer/speedometer as much as nuisance as a useful tool? Went for a ride today and made it several blocks before I realized I'd forgotten the speedometer. I said the heck with it and continued on my merry way. It had to be one of the most enjoyable rides in the 5 weeks since I picked up my bent! No fussing around checking time/distance/average, no racing trying to keep the average up, and no second thoughts heading home, trying to sneak in one or two more kilometers on the ride. It was almost like the self imposed "competition" was off. It resulted in a relaxed, leisurely, 1.5 hour ride. Just what the doctored ordered to shake off the impending winter blues. Yes, speedometers are useful and interesting, and the numbers certainly let you see improvement in your riding and where maybe a little more work might be needed. And they are invaluable in keeping logs and keeping track of distances and averages. All useful and interesting stuff without argument. Am I the only one that thinks this way? How many ride, working with the numbers on the cyclometer and how many ride and ignore the numbers until the end of the trip? Grin, maybe before a ride I should draw a white sock over the speedo and ignore the numbers until after the ride is over. (sorry Risto, couldn't resist). It depends on the ride, on the Baron during short 20 - 30 mile trips I tend to use and pay attention to it more, I did 70 miles Sunday and didn't pay attention to it at all. |
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Cyclometers . . .
"Bent Pedals" wrote in message news Is it just me, or is my cyclometer/speedometer as much as nuisance as a useful tool? Went for a ride today and made it several blocks before I realized I'd forgotten the speedometer. I said the heck with it and continued on my merry way. It had to be one of the most enjoyable rides in the 5 weeks since I picked up my bent! No fussing around checking time/distance/average, no racing trying to keep the average up, and no second thoughts heading home, trying to sneak in one or two more kilometers on the ride. It was almost like the self imposed "competition" was off. It resulted in a relaxed, leisurely, 1.5 hour ride. Just what the doctored ordered to shake off the impending winter blues. Yes, speedometers are useful and interesting, and the numbers certainly let you see improvement in your riding and where maybe a little more work might be needed. And they are invaluable in keeping logs and keeping track of distances and averages. All useful and interesting stuff without argument. Am I the only one that thinks this way? How many ride, working with the numbers on the cyclometer and how many ride and ignore the numbers until the end of the trip? Grin, maybe before a ride I should draw a white sock over the speedo and ignore the numbers until after the ride is over. (sorry Risto, couldn't resist). It depends on the ride, on the Baron during short 20 - 30 mile trips I tend to use and pay attention to it more, I did 70 miles Sunday and didn't pay attention to it at all. |
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Cyclometers . . .
I take it you forgot your GPS too? How did you figure out your ascent
and descent totals? Rod (tongue firmly planted in cheek) |
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Cyclometers . . .
I take it you forgot your GPS too? How did you figure out your ascent
and descent totals? Rod (tongue firmly planted in cheek) |
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Cyclometers . . .
"Bent Pedals" skrev Am I the only one that thinks this way? How many ride, working with the numbers on the cyclometer and how many ride and ignore the numbers until the end of the trip? A faulty harness on my Cateye Astrale means only cadence works. I do miss the distance and max speed functions a bit but otherwise theres no problem. Wouldn't be without cadence though. Mikael |
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Cyclometers . . .
"Bent Pedals" skrev Am I the only one that thinks this way? How many ride, working with the numbers on the cyclometer and how many ride and ignore the numbers until the end of the trip? A faulty harness on my Cateye Astrale means only cadence works. I do miss the distance and max speed functions a bit but otherwise theres no problem. Wouldn't be without cadence though. Mikael |
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Cyclometers . . .
If you're following any of the Adventure Cycling maps, knowing
distance to the nearest tenth/mile is helpful as their narratives refer to mileage. My old Cateye has a hrm function which is useful in riding an aerobically correct ride when I'm training. Knowing that I average only 15 mph is information I could do without! BentJay |
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Cyclometers . . .
If you're following any of the Adventure Cycling maps, knowing
distance to the nearest tenth/mile is helpful as their narratives refer to mileage. My old Cateye has a hrm function which is useful in riding an aerobically correct ride when I'm training. Knowing that I average only 15 mph is information I could do without! BentJay |
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