On the bicycle ride across Iowa a person rode past me with an electronic device that spoke out loud Speed, Distance Traveled and total climb completed. The voice said: “You have traveled 4.5 miles, at 6.3 miles per hour and completed 500 feet of climb.” You have traveled 4.6 miles, at 6.2 miles per hour and completed 510 feet of climb.” “You have…” I’m not sure I could stand having such information for long… I saw bikes with GPS that told them where they were and what route to follow. When someone wanted to SAG (get picked up) the first comment was to use a cell phone and call for support… back in the day it was put your bike (wheels up) on the left side of the road and wait. Putting this in perspective I had a person ask if plastic water bottle’s existed when the ride first started… (seems the plastic water bottle was invented in 1973).
