Are these the bad NEW days?

\”The good old days.\” People easily wax nostalgic for times past, even if they may not have been so wonderful.

The present has its own set of trials and travails. Bicycling seems to have its own special set of woes. I\’m lucky to have bikes and equipment unsophisticated enough that I can avoid most or all of the problems on the list!

GPS? I think my Garmin has it, but I don\’t use it. I\’m a stick-in-the-mud who rides the same path over and over. Yes, it gets monotonous sometimes; but at least I know where I am, and where I\’m going.

I\’ve heard of Strava, as who hasn\’t these days; but have only the vaguest knowledge about it. As for KOM, there aren\’t any mountains where I live!

I don\’t need to worry about my bicycles\’ brakes leaking oil, or about getting unplugged. I don\’t have a wonky power meter to tempt me to quit my ride. If my Garmin quits during a ride, I just keep riding. I\’ll be able to estimate my distance fairly well, if nothing else.

What would I do if my gears used batteries, and the batteries died? I might be stuck in a very hard gear when I was 20 miles from home, with a stiff headwind to fight. Now that would be really, Really BAD. All this computerization sometimes means the bad new days!