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Re: double your speed

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  1. "JohnB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Having just put a new replacement cordless computer on the bike, I took
    it for a spin only to find I was bowling along at 40mph plus.

    Why mess with computers when all you need is a milometer and a watch!

    Alan

  2. Alan Holmes said:


    "JohnB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Having just put a new replacement cordless computer on the bike, I took
    it for a spin only to find I was bowling along at 40mph plus.

    Why mess with computers when all you need is a milometer and a watch!

    Why do you care about distance? There are only a few occasions where
    it makes navigation easier.

    The rest of the time, enjoy the minutes and hours spent cycling and
    forget all this ego-enhancing obsession with distance and speed.
    --

    Cheers,

    Al

  3. "Alan Holmes" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    "JohnB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Having just put a new replacement cordless computer on the bike, I took
    it for a spin only to find I was bowling along at 40mph plus.

    Why mess with computers when all you need is a milometer and a watch!

    Because it's a point of interest!
    And if by mileometer you mean one of those things that used to fit to a
    front drop-out and have a pawl attached to a spoke why bother when a
    computer is so much better (that's if they're even available).
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    Regards,
    Pete

  4. Peter B:

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    Because it's a point of interest!

    I always used to think a computer was nothing more than a pointless gimmick
    until I was given one for a Christmas present. I still enjoy cycling just as
    much without one, but having the computer adds a whole extra dimension to my
    cycling experience.

    Quoted message said:

    why bother when a
    computer is so much better (that's if they're even available).

    ....and probably cheaper.

    Being a luddite for reasons of snobbery is just perverse.

    d.

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