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 wrote:
> I have a wristwatch so I know when to be where I am going.smart
> phones, Garmin's, cycle
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 c
I like my Garmin 810. Have had previous models and others as far back as I
started riding. Like the gadgets too much, even though I don't really do
anything formally with the data since I hate having to manually edit it.Â
I primarily use it for monitoring my Heart rate and cadence, which are th
Never had a cycle computer. No plans to get one. I bring my smart phone
with me on rides where the map function will be helpful. The few times
I've wondered how far I rode, I was able to come up with reasonably close
figures afterwards with online map programs.
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+1 mostly.
I have one of those widgets that does all this 'normal' stuff and records
altitude, I'm fond of that.
-JimD
On May 2, 2013, at 9:30 PM, hangtownmatt wrote:
> Personally, I like my computer. Primarily, I like the odometer. I like to
> know how many miles I get out of a set of tires
When I got my AHH last year I decided to order it "as recommended by the chef",
Keven was the chef in my case. As such it was my first bike without computer
and with flat pedals, a basket, friction shifting and cloth tape.
The lack of a computer may have reduced my fitness because I am much les
all I ride with is a printout of a Sheldon gear chart, but my daughter has
a Cateye Strada Cadence, and my buddy has the Garmin GPS heart-rate, etc.
I shift mostly on my half-steps up front.
But I agree, riding to the computer is like answering the cell phone at the
river.
On Thursday, May
To save your knees, learn to stand for extended periods! My 58 year old
knees are still working, thank God.
On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 7:44 PM, Joe Bernard wrote:
> I think I'm going to turn one of my bikes into a fixie. My singlespeed
> folder has transformed my thoughts on shifting, and now I don'
Great point, Patrick. Thanks to input from this group and Grant, I've done
much the same thing, though without riding a fixie. I was amazed on our
recent trip by how easy it was to ride up the rollers without shifting. Of
course, where I live, there aren't hills you can see the top of. That make
I think I'm going to turn one of my bikes into a fixie. My singlespeed
folder has transformed my thoughts on shifting, and now I don't do much of
it on my geared bikes. I honestly had no idea it was so easy to climb
things without downshifting constantly.
On Thursday, May 2, 2013 6:36:07 PM UT
I've just switched from strava/cyclemete on iphone to a Garmin 305 and 800 (won
one, the other a gift). 1 computer for all bikes, incl HR, altitude, and power
if I want (I do). Pretty neat, and long batt life.
Best Regards,
R Zeidler
Prime Mover
On May 2, 2013, at 9:36 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote
I gave up my computers, but I like to track my miles, so I use Cyclemeter
on my iPhone.
That said, the best way to learn to pace yourself according to terrain and
conditions internal and external is to ride fixed gears exclusively for
several years in a windy, rolling environment. It really did ta
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 gadge
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