What are the odds the battery in the cyclocomputer on my commuter bike would die the same time the battery in the cyclocomputer on my road bike would be dieing too? The first thing I did when I discovered my dead battery was to take the battery out of another unit. Seemed logical too me and I thought it would get me through until I had time to purchase another.

When I took the battery from my road bike computer the time was displayed on it, I thought it was good and the biggest hassle would be to reset everything. When it failed to work in the other cyclocomputer I began to think there was a bigger problem. Yesterday I bought new batteries and tried it on the commuter bike’s computer. Guess what, it worked. So I replaced the batteries in both units and I am now happily cruising along and knowing how far and fast I am traveling.

Although I liked riding without it and enjoyed just cruising, it drove me crazy to not know how far I traveled. It is the same when I ride my indoor trainer, I watch cadence, speed, heart rate, and time because at the end of my ride I like knowing the statistics. Other than in my head, I do not keep track of all the details and friends say I should track it. I thought about keeping a record, but then it begins to get too serious. Bicycling is about fun.

But then too, in a year’s time it would be interesting to see how obsessive I am about riding.

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