Cell phone

Yum wrote:
:: I wonder how do people carry cell phone while on bike.
:: My phone is too large to carry on my back pocket and a wire to
:: headset bothers me.
:: I tried bluetooth headset, but it is too big and not very
:: comfortable while wearing helmet.
:: Cell phone pocket on the backpack's shoulder belt is the simplest
:: and works best so far,
:: but it would be nice if I don't have to carry backpack sometimes.
:: Does anybody have good solution ?
:: Is there a helmet with builtin headset ?

I carry mine in my top-ube bag. If I need to use it, I'll stop and get off
the bike.

Yum said:

I wonder how do people carry cell phone while on bike.
My phone is too large to carry on my back pocket and a wire to headset
bothers me.
I tried bluetooth headset, but it is too big and not very comfortable
while wearing helmet.
Cell phone pocket on the backpack's shoulder belt is the simplest and
works best so far,
but it would be nice if I don't have to carry backpack sometimes.
Does anybody have good solution ?
Is there a helmet with builtin headset ?

Get a smaller phone! Plenty of good ones out there, and they're cheap.

Matt O.

Yum said:

I wonder how do people carry cell phone while on bike.

Don't.

Greg

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Yum said:

I wonder how do people carry cell phone while on bike.

Don't.

Greg

I agree with Greg. That is one of the nice things about
bicycling.....getting away from all the daily annoyances & distractions.

Are you really that important that you have to be reachable by telephone at
all times ?

I do not mean that in a wiseass way, but rather as a serious question.

On the other hand, perhaps you just want to have the cellphone with you in
case an emergency situation arises while riding the bicycle and you need to
get help. That makes more sense.

NoSpamForMe said:

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Quoted message said:

Yum said:

I wonder how do people carry cell phone while on bike.

Don't.

Greg

I agree with Greg. That is one of the nice things about
bicycling.....getting away from all the daily annoyances & distractions.

Are you really that important that you have to be reachable by telephone at
all times ?

I do not mean that in a wiseass way, but rather as a serious question.

On the other hand, perhaps you just want to have the cellphone with you in
case an emergency situation arises while riding the bicycle and you need to
get help. That makes more sense.

I'd rather get help the old fashioned way.

Greg

Yum said:

I wonder how do people carry cell phone while on bike.
My phone is too large to carry on my back pocket and a wire to headset
bothers me.
I tried bluetooth headset, but it is too big and not very comfortable while
wearing helmet.
Cell phone pocket on the backpack's shoulder belt is the simplest and works
best so far,
but it would be nice if I don't have to carry backpack sometimes.
Does anybody have good solution ?
Is there a helmet with builtin headset ?

I've had a couple of close calls with bikers using a cell phone while
riding. And I've seen some other close calls. I bet that the issues
for car drivers- mental distraction primarily- are similar for bike
riders.

I used to think that things were bad when people with wireless phones
in their home would go into the bathroom while talking to me. Little
did I know....

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NoSpamForMe said:

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Yum wrote:

>I wonder how do people carry cell phone while on bike.
>

Don't.

Greg

I agree with Greg. That is one of the nice things about
bicycling.....getting away from all the daily annoyances & distractions.

Are you really that important that you have to be reachable by telephone

at

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all times ?

I do not mean that in a wiseass way, but rather as a serious question.

On the other hand, perhaps you just want to have the cellphone with you

in

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case an emergency situation arises while riding the bicycle and you need

to

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get help. That makes more sense.

I'd rather get help the old fashioned way.

Prayer?

Dave

NoSpamForMe said:

Are you really that important that you have to be reachable by telephone at
all times ?
I do not mean that in a wiseass way, but rather as a serious question.

yes. on several of my jobs i was on call 24/7. w/o a cell phone i could
not have ridden. pretty good reason, eh?

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On the other hand, perhaps you just want to have the cellphone with you in
case an emergency situation arises while riding the bicycle and you need to
get help. That makes more sense.

sure. puts the fear of god into those nasty car drivers. if you think i'm
kidding watch what happens when you pull out the cell phone and look at
someone's license plate. it has a wonderful soothing effect.
--
david reuteler
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David Reuteler said:

NoSpamForMe said:

Are you really that important that you have to be reachable by telephone at
all times ?
I do not mean that in a wiseass way, but rather as a serious question.

yes. on several of my jobs i was on call 24/7. w/o a cell phone i could
not have ridden. pretty good reason, eh?

No, that's pathetic.

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On the other hand, perhaps you just want to have the cellphone with you in
case an emergency situation arises while riding the bicycle and you need to
get help. That makes more sense.

sure. puts the fear of god into those nasty car drivers. if you think i'm
kidding watch what happens when you pull out the cell phone and look at
someone's license plate. it has a wonderful soothing effect.

That's just about the only reason to carry one while riding.

Greg

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NoSpamForMe said:

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>Yum wrote:
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>>I wonder how do people carry cell phone while on bike.
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>Don't.
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>Greg
>

I agree with Greg. That is one of the nice things about
bicycling.....getting away from all the daily annoyances & distractions.

Are you really that important that you have to be reachable by telephone

at

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all times ?

I do not mean that in a wiseass way, but rather as a serious question.

On the other hand, perhaps you just want to have the cellphone with you

in

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case an emergency situation arises while riding the bicycle and you need

to

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get help. That makes more sense.

I'd rather get help the old fashioned way.

Prayer?

No, by staying out of the cell cocoon and relating with people.

Greg

G.T. said:

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yes. on several of my jobs i was on call 24/7. w/o a cell phone i could
not have ridden. pretty good reason, eh?

No, that's pathetic.

yea, well, welcome to the tech industry ... where any reason you can give
them to not ship your job to india is worth playing.
--
david reuteler
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"Yum" wrote ...

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I wonder how do people carry cell phone while on bike.
My phone is too large to carry on my back pocket and a wire to headset
bothers me.
<snip>
Does anybody have good solution ?

Try a [censored] pack.

NoSpamForMe said:

Are you really that important that you have to be reachable by
telephone at all times ?

I wish I were important enough to *not* be at anyone's beck and call.

Matt O.

NoSpamForMe said:

I agree with Greg. That is one of the nice things about
bicycling.....getting away from all the daily annoyances &
distractions.

Indeed!

Quoted message said:

Are you really that important that you have to be reachable by
telephone at all times ?

I do not mean that in a wiseass way, but rather as a serious
question.

Like many people, I do need to be reachable at times (e.g., when I am
on call for the clinic I work at). Many people carry a cell phone so
family members can call if needed.

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On the other hand, perhaps you just want to have the cellphone with
you in case an emergency situation arises while riding the bicycle
and you need to get help. That makes more sense.

I suppose this is possible, although in over 35 years of riding bike
I've seen one situation where a cell phone would have been handy (car
getting rear ended and flipped upside down into the ditch about 300
yards in front of me). Fortunately someone did have a cell phone and
911 had been called by the time all the cars came to rest, just about
literally.

David Reuteler said:

G.T. said:

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yes. on several of my jobs i was on call 24/7. w/o a cell phone i could
not have ridden. pretty good reason, eh?

No, that's pathetic.

yea, well, welcome to the tech industry ... where any reason you can give
them to not ship your job to india is worth playing.

Just because you're available 24 hours a day by phone isn't going to help
prevent your job from being outsourced.

Greg

Kinky Cowboy said:

On Mon, 31 May 2004 11:25:43 -0700, "G.T." <[email hidden]>

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David Reuteler said:

NoSpamForMe <[email hidden]> wrote:

>Are you really that important that you have to be reachable by telephone at
>all times ?
>I do not mean that in a wiseass way, but rather as a serious question.

yes. on several of my jobs i was on call 24/7. w/o a cell phone i could
not have ridden. pretty good reason, eh?

No, that's pathetic.

Quoted message said:

>On the other hand, perhaps you just want to have the cellphone with you in
>case an emergency situation arises while riding the bicycle and you need to
>get help. That makes more sense.

sure. puts the fear of god into those nasty car drivers. if you think i'm
kidding watch what happens when you pull out the cell phone and look at
someone's license plate. it has a wonderful soothing effect.

That's just about the only reason to carry one while riding.

Greg

How about consideration for others? Now that it's so easy to do, it
seems rude not to advise people waiting on your return if you get
delayed.

The first payphone I reach has always sufficed.

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How about survival? Out on the trail on your own (and you only have to
be quarter of a mile from the nearest person), if you fall and
immobilise yourself, you're going to be waiting for the next person to
come past, and hope that they see you down in that bombhole you fell
into. I'd rather be a live [censored] than a dead hero in those
circumstances.

Yep, I concur, cell phone users are turning into a bunch of live pussies.

Greg

Matt O'Toole said:

NoSpamForMe said:

Are you really that important that you have to be reachable by
telephone at all times ?

I wish I were important enough to *not* be at anyone's beck and call.

I don't think that happens.

Greg

NoSpamForMe said:

On the other hand, perhaps you just want to have the cellphone with you in
case an emergency situation arises while riding the bicycle and you need to
get help. That makes more sense.

Right on.

Phones CAN be carried powered off. <G>

Barry

On Mon, 31 May 2004 12:58:56 -0700, "G.T." <[email hidden]>

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Kinky Cowboy said:

into. I'd rather be a live [censored] than a dead hero in those
circumstances.

Yep, I concur, cell phone users are turning into a bunch of live pussies.

Greg

I'll ride past next time I see you lying beside the road with a
fractured spine - wouldn't want to upset your ego by not letting you
figure out how to save yourself all by yourself.

And what's with using payphones? Aren't they for pussies too? After
all, you weren't the one who did all that digging and rigging to get
the wire infrastructure in place.

Ever since man picked up a stick to throw at a prey animal, instead of
wrestling it to the ground with his bare hands, we've been using
technology to extend our range of operation while maintaining or
enhancing survivability. Get over it.

Kinky Cowboy*

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