Originally Posted by
ddez
How do you tourers keep track of mileage?GPS,bike comps? What do you do?
I just use a map as a general idea. Carrying stuff that needs charging or batteries anymore than i have too is a pain for me.
I don't see where non-GPS bike computer batteries are much of a "pain". The batteries in the ones I have owned last tens of thousands of miles if not more. Even wireless models batteries last more than long enough for a coast to coast tour and more. One of my companions on the TA still had the same batteries in her wireless one (still working) two years later when I last saw her.
GPS battery life on the other hand is usually pretty poor. So I can see them being an issue.