A computer is useful ( but NOT essential) for keeping track of mileage when touring a new area. I've used them off'n'on (mostly off) since the venerable Cateye solar. The last one disappeared (fell off? got stolen?) on a tour of the upper Midwest last fall. I didn't particularly miss it & haven't gotten around to replacing it. They have problems with water, stray signals, etc. Most of the time a map & the mileposts tell me where I am. Understanding maps IS essential for when (not if, when) you wander off course & have to reason your way back.
On the subject of GPS, I attended an REI session and the instructor stressed the necessity of being competent with "map & compass", with the GPS being a secondary rather than primary navigational aid. On a recent tour in Kentucky, we had 3 riders show up 2-3 hours after the rest of us were settled in. Between them they had a GPS and a smart phone with GPS. And they went 18 miles in the exact wrong direction. dougP On Oct 31, 3:09 pm, Frankwurst <fbr...@jwperry.com> wrote: > Set yourself free Patrick. It's all useless information that will do > nothing to make the ride any better. > > On Oct 31, 1:52 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I should take mine off, too, since I am always in anguish because my > > averages are so low. But I keep them on because I live in hope -- "the > > triumph of hope over experience" as Dr Johnson said of second > > marriages. > > > Ryan ... if yours are looking for a good home; at least I'd like to > > replace mine with some that don't have that effing "pace arrow" > > function. > > > Patrick "anguish is good for the soul" Moore, who begs readers not to > > be excessively earnest. > > > On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Frankwurst <fbr...@jwperry.com> wrote: > > > I pulled mine off my bikes years ago when I arrived home one day > > > looked at my total mieage, avg speed, ect. and asked myself "what does > > > it matter?" and after a couple of beers I realized to me none of it > > > did or does so the computers came off. Nothing has changed. I'm still > > > fat and slow. > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
