Cell phone

[Yum]

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 ?

 

[Roger Zoul]

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.

 

[Matt O'Toole]

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 ?

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

Matt O.

 

[G.T.]

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

Don't.

Greg

 

[NoSpamForMe]

"G.T." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 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
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.

 

[G.T.]

NoSpamForMe wrote:
> "G.T." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>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
> 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

 

[Dan Daniel]

On Mon, 31 May 2004 09:27:31 -0700, "Yum" <[email protected]> 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'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....

 

[Pistof]

"G.T." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> NoSpamForMe wrote:
> > "G.T." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >
> >>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
> > 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.

Prayer?

Dave

 

[David Reuteler]

NoSpamForMe <[email protected]> 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?

> 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
[email protected]

 

[G.T.]

David Reuteler wrote:
> NoSpamForMe <[email protected]> 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.

>
>>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

 

[G.T.]

Pistof wrote:
> "G.T." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>NoSpamForMe wrote:
>>
>>>"G.T." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>
>>>>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
>
>>>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.
>
>
> Prayer?

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

Greg

 

[Kinky Cowboy]

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

>David Reuteler wrote:
>> NoSpamForMe <[email protected]> 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.
>
>>
>>>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.

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 ***** than a dead hero in those
circumstances.


Kinky Cowboy*

*Batteries not included
May contain traces of nuts
Your milage may vary

 

[David Reuteler]

G.T. <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 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
[email protected]

 

[Jim Flom]

"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.
> <snip>
> Does anybody have good solution ?

Try a ***** pack.

 

[Matt O'Toole]

NoSpamForMe wrote:

> 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.

 

[Tim McNamara]

"NoSpamForMe" <[email protected]> writes:

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

Indeed!

> 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.

> 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.

 

[G.T.]

David Reuteler wrote:
> G.T. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>>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

 

[G.T.]

Kinky Cowboy wrote:
> On Mon, 31 May 2004 11:25:43 -0700, "G.T." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>>David Reuteler wrote:
>>
>>>NoSpamForMe <[email protected]> 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.
>>
>>
>>>>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.

>
> 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 ***** than a dead hero in those
> circumstances.
>
>

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

Greg

 

[G.T.]

Matt O'Toole wrote:
> NoSpamForMe wrote:
>
>
>>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

 

[Bonehenge]

On Mon, 31 May 2004 17:44:16 GMT, "NoSpamForMe"
<[email protected]> wrote:


>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