Re: double your speed

[Alan Holmes]

"JohnB" <[email protected]> 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

 

[Al C-F]

On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 16:49:58 +0100, "Alan Holmes"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"JohnB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]
>> 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

 

[Peter B]

"Alan Holmes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "JohnB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]
> > 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).
--
Regards,
Pete

 

[davek]

Peter B:
> 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.

>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.