Comments on: 3 Reasons To Leave Your Odometer At Home http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/3-reasons-to-leave-your-odometer-at-home/ Bicycle Touring Pro Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:05:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: putra http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/3-reasons-to-leave-your-odometer-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-16817 putra Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:07:02 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=77#comment-16817 but i think odometer is my friends while i ride by my self in night or alone riding...maybe odometer not to important but it accompany me showing an number and its quite fun but i think odometer is my friends while i ride by my self in night or alone riding…maybe odometer not to important but it accompany me showing an number and its quite fun

]]> By: S Knight http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/3-reasons-to-leave-your-odometer-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-7389 S Knight Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:58:18 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=77#comment-7389 A bicycle computer can also tell you the time, temperature and can help beginners maintain a steady speed. I use one but I find the road ahead and the general scenery much more interesting to look at. A bicycle computer can also tell you the time, temperature and can help beginners maintain a steady speed. I use one but I find the road ahead and the general scenery much more interesting to look at.

]]> By: Odometer « Eighteen Miles Across the Countryside http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/3-reasons-to-leave-your-odometer-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-6663 Odometer « Eighteen Miles Across the Countryside Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:56:49 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=77#comment-6663 [...] Just reading 3 reasons to leave your odometer at home and I certainly agree looking at one’s odometer every 7 seconds is a problems, as well as [...] [...] Just reading 3 reasons to leave your odometer at home and I certainly agree looking at one’s odometer every 7 seconds is a problems, as well as [...]

]]> By: Kenneth http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/3-reasons-to-leave-your-odometer-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-907 Kenneth Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:51:05 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=77#comment-907 You either want one or you don't.I for one love mine.I also build bicycle/trike bike and you bet I have them on all of my bikes.Its like buying a car you have them there and I don't look at them all the time either.Its a must have for me. You either want one or you don’t.I for one love mine.I also build bicycle/trike bike and you bet I have them on all of my bikes.Its like buying a car you have them there and I don’t look at them all the time either.Its a must have for me.

]]> By: Randy Rasa http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/3-reasons-to-leave-your-odometer-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-693 Randy Rasa Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:10:48 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=77#comment-693 I don't think I'd want to give up my cyclocomputer entirely, as I enjoy logging the mileage, and knowing how many miles you've gone can aid in navigation. But I agree with Donald that covering up the "speed" portion of the display (using a chunk of inner tube slipped over the computer (a Cateye Strada in my case)) can be a useful technique. That way I can just ride at whatever pace feels comfortable without worrying about maintaining a particular pace or average speed, yet still log the ride. It can be very liberating, especially after a period of intense training, to just ride comfortably, with no goal other than completing the ride and having fun. I don’t think I’d want to give up my cyclocomputer entirely, as I enjoy logging the mileage, and knowing how many miles you’ve gone can aid in navigation.

But I agree with Donald that covering up the “speed” portion of the display (using a chunk of inner tube slipped over the computer (a Cateye Strada in my case)) can be a useful technique. That way I can just ride at whatever pace feels comfortable without worrying about maintaining a particular pace or average speed, yet still log the ride.

It can be very liberating, especially after a period of intense training, to just ride comfortably, with no goal other than completing the ride and having fun.

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