Tom Keats <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> In article <[email hidden]>,
:> Jeff Starr <[email hidden]> writes:
:>
:> > What do you mean "I too". You and I have no idea why she hasn't
:> > gotten it done. My guess is that it hasn't been convenient. And I
:> > doubt that your reasons, are her reasons.
:> >
:> > Some people have no interest in what they are accomplishing, they
:> > just do what they do, and that's ok. Then, there are those of us
:> > who find the info supplied by the cyclocomputer interesting and
:> > keep track of it, another part of the total experience.
:>
:> I've been on both sides of that. I prefer my current side. I've
:> got several years' worth of riding journal/log that I hardly ever
:> look at now. In retrospect my own cycloputer didn't do anything
:> for me that I couldn't have accomplished without it.
:>
:> > I really like seeing the progress that I have made, both in speed
:> > and distance. Being aware of my cadence has made me a better
:> > rider. It's like a heart rate monitor, I use one for my rides and
:> > keep track of the info. But, I wear it on my wrist, not mounted on
:> > the bars. I seldom even look at it, during a ride. For me it is
:> > both a learning tool and a way of monitoring my performance.
:>
:> Hey, whatever works for you; that goes for anybody. But I'm not
:> gonna nag Maggie to install her cycloputer if she doesn't want to.
:> And I'm certainly not going to suggest to her that cycloputers
:> are essential. What has mostly contributed to improvement in my
:> own riding skills is just plain riding, and learning from others.
:>
:> > If you can find anyone who has figured out how to ride a computer,
:> > I would be interested. Mine doesn't have wheels, even my home PC,
:> > is not rideable;-)
:>
:> I find it interesting how the ride reports in r.b.rides
:> speak in terms of the experience of the ride -- the sights,
:> traffic, weather, road conditions etc, while in r.b.misc the
:> emphasis seems to be on numbers like annual milage, highest
:> speed attained, elevation gains or highest cadence. I'm not
:> finding fault with anything or criticizing anybody, it's just
:> interesting to note how the r.b.rides community seems to be
:> more appreciative of the qualitative, while the r.b.misc
:> community concentrates on the quantitative.
You find it interesting how a group named r.b.rides and r.b.misc differ, the
former focusing on the details of the ride and the latter on misc details?
I find it interesting that you find that difference interesting.
:>
:> Besides, after one too many bunny hops, a cycloputer head will
:> go flying off its mount to be lost like a blinkie, anyways.
:> But life (and riding) will go on.
:>
:>
:> cheers,
:> Tom
:>
:> --
:> -- "Who needs information, when you're working undergound"
:> -- Roger Waters, from his Radio KAOS album
