The other night on my commute home, I stopped at the gym. It was raining and I was in the locker room taking off my rain gear. An acquaintance at a nearby locker comments "you even ride in the rain!". I responded "it don't matter." He then ask me something that kinda caught me off guard. "How many miles do you ride a week?" I actually had to stop and think and even then all I could give him was a general estimate.
In years past, I would have been able to spout off the exact distance to the nearest tenth of a mile, as well as a plethora of other stats including avg speed, max speed, cadence and min/max/avg heart rate. Interestingly enough, those things no longer interest me. Don't get me wrong, I still have a passion for riding. In fact I ride my bike more than I've ever ridden.
However, now a days:
I'm more likely to adorn my handlebars with this
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkY9wspPJ-CyCc43a0lst9kltmfjckTmlS4-xgErMkkvrpdETWWsX0Do_LJixizIi6kNVwrt5GKNtgdl2g2Gn2aQAOirN-tfFyknVkWo59YBF0-FjnR0yI2X5E0m1CERr4hBOoeEdN6pM/s320/Lights+and+Bell.JPG)
Instead of this
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIyTCR9SOIpY45GVvzb_KizbQtgHu6XJLuTj7W3C08hp84QH8m522-nxfWj4R9GsQGi_6uCys3L0sdAPCY99uPYxt2BU2uPhwM_0ZyXuZpRbKL6M_pCYWyFzfbuFOFu9Q029RmDVT7Z3h/s320/Garmin.JPG)
I'm more likely to wear this
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDeFuOAPy9LNC__qDaxtlyBGm142kBF6iRM8nZK6fQ-F8T92S3IZpp4CUG4KqJQ1Og5CyN5yZ7iiAkxLTysZzIgSqwdT1VuxJVg_jo1F71_6nDybW-fRYVtnrFrFOlD4vLgdBjfTtv-Vm/s320/Work+Clothes.JPG)
Instead of this
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VMlXWUBBsl6Luyj4tJ5n4c9avlHA9f23f4FfvtteXuerJo3H-upz7kufgQLP14s96huYyZbFI8nJKMXK0iiVgbgLuFZ170piG6UD3aMGYo2SI3vMqKUnHEdDkzIH5i0EHrHZKRZLyKh7/s320/Lycra.JPG)
I'm more likely to lean my bike against this
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8Q8mqKqcp3D69n1-xtrbHuPM4tLVeVi9IRRgM_4HUm3kiljcp5CqQZ6W913k1zKjkXNhnAUiYyGJWCQQ0laXBHCh6ZVQNmYEuBzIHzk2CQfsZPasjLqsa0Of6frbn9A2qvlcFeUPxoGe/s320/Kickstand.JPG)
Instead of this
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTXre4mWg6nfLitoUyN6gdcfGsH-fbqdkfxFdV22iVuwqEV71LnrBC0LiVeR7Lj9IAB2YCrpAE6HNJ_uEcg4nl8_IfZeyUjJBTZeeemY3fHi1_VUmHpgt-sURfgsSsf2dYhu23Z79BNPG/s320/Tree.JPG)
I'm more likely to ride this
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHErw76MHzZIwXcS9ohPmLgSZFGl2sMjkUdMLRwRSTphlfJYi-sGH_twwvb88rMHRsIh591I4-UmF7osjIHtFwlhyphenhyphen-sWuT8qH9ban_bOn_R-wbK8NvNZWlx2AbvMU5J98bYpLrG5oEPm4/s320/Final+Assembly+6+-+Whole+Bike.jpg)
Instead of this