I find a computer especially helpful when I am on tour. I use it (sometimes along with a map or notes I have made prior to the trip) to kind of pace myself and know when to expect turns, opportunities to buy food and drink and places to camp. I even use it to ration water and other consumables - figuring I can consume x quantity every 5 miles, etc. before resupply. This is handy when I am running low but need nourishment.
It is true that sometimes having a computer provides the opportunity to kind of "watch the clock," which might make it seem to take longer for a given destination to come around. There is also the occasional trip that is a milestone or record-setter and I like to know about that, especially when people ask. For example - I rode 103 fully-loaded miles on my LHT one day last summer from Bemidji MN to Brainerd MN and that was my actual mileage not just a figure taken from some map, etc. It meant more to me that I saw it on my computer than it would have just knowing it is approximately 100 miles between those 2 towns. Knowing when to expect a turn and thus being able to identify the correct turn, is the most important use for me. On my usual day rides from my house it makes almost no difference and I pay almost no attention. -jb On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 9:44 AM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > How many of y'all have computers on your bikes? The Avocet 35 on my > gofast failed after many years and I am very tempted not to replace > it. But weaning myself from the numbers is surprisingly hard, > particularly mileage numbers. > > What do y'all do? Do you use computers? Just a watch to time yourself? > Just ride and say the heck with it? > > Note: I'll still like going fast; I'm just not the rambling type. But > I can ride hard even without the computer. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > > -- John Blish Minneapolis MN USA -- 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-bunch@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.
