Anyone else give up on computers?
03-13-05, 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Specializedride
mine broke off, i jump a lot and land hard 
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03-13-05, 11:16 AM
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How can one give up on one if one has never owned one.
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03-13-05, 01:07 PM
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I gave up on them a long time ago. I've always had problems with them (batteries die, connections go bad, don't work in cold weather, etc.) and it just wasn't worth the hassle and aggravation anymore.
For commuting and club rides I already know the distances anyway,so what's the point? However my wife and I are planning to do a supported tour together and she wants one for her bike so I might get one. They seem to make sense for that kind of riding.
For commuting and club rides I already know the distances anyway,so what's the point? However my wife and I are planning to do a supported tour together and she wants one for her bike so I might get one. They seem to make sense for that kind of riding.
03-13-05, 03:15 PM
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I used one "CatEye" a long time ago when I first got into the sport seriously (in 1993). It was very useful finding trail markers and keeping my direction on new trails. I used "Off The Beaten Path I & II" when I started riding to help discover some of the trails around my neck of the woods. The computer proved vital in keeping with the mileage references in those books.
Later on, I simply used the computer as a watch, since I didn't wear one on my arm at the time, and to compete against myself on top speed & time trials.
Nowadays, I simply enjoy the escape from my hectic job and other aggrevations of life in general. The last thing I need is to worry about my time making it up a mountain vs. last time....
Life's Short, Enjoy it !!!!
Later on, I simply used the computer as a watch, since I didn't wear one on my arm at the time, and to compete against myself on top speed & time trials.
Nowadays, I simply enjoy the escape from my hectic job and other aggrevations of life in general. The last thing I need is to worry about my time making it up a mountain vs. last time....
Life's Short, Enjoy it !!!!
03-13-05, 04:34 PM
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I ride 'till I'm tired.I keep up with time on the bike more than miles.Riding is my "fun" time,no reason to clutter it up.
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03-13-05, 04:40 PM
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When I go on road cruises, you betcha. Fun seeing how far away the next town is.
Trails, nope, don't want to lose it. I only ride XC but the occasional log drop and wipe out make me leave it at home.
Trails, nope, don't want to lose it. I only ride XC but the occasional log drop and wipe out make me leave it at home.
03-24-05, 03:03 AM
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I use one and have been using them for a while. I ride mainly XC though but have wiped out plenty of times without ever ruining a computer. I did have to hunt for one in the bushes after a crash with a road barrier but the computer came out of the incident unscathed. For trails, I mainly use the computer to keep track of distances so I can compare them with the trail maps to see where I am.
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03-24-05, 03:11 AM
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My wife and I both use the cheap Supergo ones with HRMs. Neither one of us is particulary obsessed with them. She likes to stay in her target range, while maintaining a given speed, and she can't do that without a bit of technology. It's certainly improved her riding on and off road. I like to check my heart rate on climbs, as it's a good way to gauge improving fitness when we ride the same tracks over and over again. We also like to know how far we went in how much time at the end of a ride. The tandem also has a GPS for when we head out into un-marked territory.
03-24-05, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
My wife and I both use the cheap Supergo ones with HRMs. Neither one of us is particulary obsessed with them. She likes to stay in her target range, while maintaining a given speed, and she can't do that without a bit of technology. It's certainly improved her riding on and off road. I like to check my heart rate on climbs, as it's a good way to gauge improving fitness when we ride the same tracks over and over again. We also like to know how far we went in how much time at the end of a ride. The tandem also has a GPS for when we head out into un-marked territory.
I still haven't mounted the Cateye I bought a few weeks ago. I'd like to know distances and top speed, but I'm lazy....
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03-24-05, 09:19 AM
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I see no point in one on the trail, but considering I've been on the trail once and the rest is work or shall we say 'training" related I like to know how far I've ridden
03-24-05, 12:01 PM
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I actually recently bought a hrm. I do believe I will be using this often. I like the ability to track real progression of the body. I never enjoy trackign speed or time because, on trails, those are useless.
03-24-05, 12:25 PM
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I use one. It's a nice VDO altimeter unit. I like to track my elevation, which I find more satisfying than distance or time measurements.
I use it as a rudimentary navigation device to save my bacon every now and then, particularly on new trails where I'm faced with multiple forks that are not always signed. It's pretty easy to remember a starting odometer reading for a particular leg of the ride, and use rough distance and elevation measurements along with a contour map to figure out where the heck I am.
I find the altimeter to be a great motivator, and I'll try to stretch rides to 3500 or 4000 feet of vertical rather than shoot for a time or distance goal. I'm not training or anything, but it'll push me to take that steep climb towards the end of the ride rather than ride around it.
I use it as a rudimentary navigation device to save my bacon every now and then, particularly on new trails where I'm faced with multiple forks that are not always signed. It's pretty easy to remember a starting odometer reading for a particular leg of the ride, and use rough distance and elevation measurements along with a contour map to figure out where the heck I am.
I find the altimeter to be a great motivator, and I'll try to stretch rides to 3500 or 4000 feet of vertical rather than shoot for a time or distance goal. I'm not training or anything, but it'll push me to take that steep climb towards the end of the ride rather than ride around it.
03-24-05, 01:14 PM
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I used to have a cheap Specialized one, but I lost it one night after riding home from work.
I guess it must have popped off on the way bumpy home. I never noticed its absence until I got home
The next time I get one, I'm duct taping it to my frame.
I guess it must have popped off on the way bumpy home. I never noticed its absence until I got home
The next time I get one, I'm duct taping it to my frame.
03-24-05, 04:35 PM
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I have one and use it consistently. For me it makes sense, because I usually ride XC on 10-15 local trails (such as 24 hour race loops or week-night race loops in the local mtb centers) so I have something to compare to.
03-24-05, 06:19 PM
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Because I use one on the road I thought I'd want one for my MTB when I started MTBing again. Well I look at it and it says 14 miles and I feel like I did a hard 40 or more on the road. Duh! So it is gone. I don't wanna know or need to how far or how fast I was on the MTB. It didn't take me long to realize that its an unnecessary item.
