For some reason this feeling you have about GPS ride data reminds me of people who leave their phones home because they don't want to be bothered (or who otherw

For some reason this feeling you have about GPS ride data reminds me of people who leave their phones home because they don't want to be bothered (or who otherwise hate their phones). I've never hated my phone, or deliberately left it behind, because I've also always been 100% willing to ignore it if I felt like it. The phone works for ME. It's not a tether, and I don't really allow other people to treat it that way. I always use a GPS (these days, a Karoo) because I freakin' LOVE the data. I know when I'm stronger and when I'm not, but I'm also a 52 year old dude with delusions of athleticism; fast for me is not fast for everybody. Mostly, I just love to see the miles pile up, I love to see my heat maps ("where'd I ride last year?"), and I love to be able to see my route so I can go back and look at a map and figure out where that neat house was, or that restaurant I wanted to try, or whatever. I realize it's not always a choice, but so FAR at least I've been able to avoid letting the data part take over in a toxic way. Re: your bike, there's a lot to be said for "if it ain't broke..."