Maybe it is. I don't really know, but today I was once aware of my counting as I ride. I almost always count the number of cyclist I see. (Today it was 146 because there was some kind of group ride on the route I was taking.) I count the number of traffic light I get through while green andI don't have to stop (9 today). Many days, I count pedal strokes until something distracts me and I forget what number I was on (this rarely gets about 800 or 900 revolutions.) Some days I count the number of people wearing helmets and the number without them. Things is, when I'm riding (and not really at other times) I seem to compulsively count. My wife thinks it's just my way of emptying my mind of things. She could be right, becasue I do quickly shift into a zone where I'm not planning, reviewing, problem solving, etc. But then again she could be just being kind.