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newbojeff 06-11-07 04:06 PM


Originally Posted by Scorer75
What did you do that she didn't get you the 305? ;)

Bought Rudy Project Sunglasses. Actually...she doesn't know about that yet.

I'm out on the bike going to work, having fun, riding to new places. It is fun to go there fast, but I'm not training for anything except to go farther so the heart rate monitor is unnecessary. Plus I don't need a computer to tell me my cadence is too slow.

Caspar_s 06-11-07 04:39 PM

I started with my "new" second hand bike, mainly because I've been commuting for 8 years so was wondering how far. Started last June sometime, so for a year I've done 2500 miles - and I only got 80 in December because I had a month off and didn't ride when my father was here.

pityr 06-11-07 04:41 PM

I use my calendar in Hotmail to log when I commute. Its just a quick reference to see how many days/miles that I have commuted to help calculate gas/cost savings. It makes a nice visual to see what and how many days I rode vs driving.

I also put down fun rides but as a different category.

MyBikeGotStolen 06-11-07 04:47 PM

I have a computer because I am a obsessecive compulsive numbers junkie :D. I have 4 bikes and have only ridden one of them more then once or twice because it is the only one that had a comp. on it. I finally got around to putting a computer on another bike of mine this weekend. So I finally went out and put 60 miles on that bike this weekend.

CommuterRun 06-11-07 05:53 PM

I used to keep a very detailed log of each ride. Then I got to thinking, "Why? What's the point? It's not like I'm training for anything just riding to work and back."

So now I ride with a $150 (when new) computer that only serves as a speedometer/odometer, or $330 (when new) GPS thats only practical purpose is speedometer and gadget. To be fair, I have and still do use the GPS for other things besides cycling, so that wasn't a total waste.

jimblairo 06-11-07 06:04 PM

I have 4 bikes and ride them about equally. I keep track of daily and monthly milage and I have a cumulative list for each bike. Good for maintenance requirements.

UmneyDurak 06-11-07 06:24 PM

I log my miles indirectly. After each ride I download the data to my computer. One of the things it contains is millage, although I don't really look at it.

mirage1 06-11-07 06:24 PM


Originally Posted by mwrobe1
I'm a data junkie, its in my blood. I want to know speed, distance, cadence, time, and how many total miles I've ridden, etc. It gives me something to shoot for (faster time, etc) It also gives me a good idea for maintenance stuff too (cassette wear, tire wear, chain wear, etc.) Of course its not totally necessary...but for me, its a fun little extra. :)

Ditto. I can't help myself. It would not be nearly as fun if I couldn't make a chart out of it!


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