The arrow of death...

[BliarOut]

I bought a cycle computer from Lidl yesterday. "So what"? i hear you say. Well the "what", happens to be the most evil feature known to mankind... The average speed arrow.

This dastardly feature is simply an arrow that points up if you're going above your average speed and points down if you're below it. Now as I do most of my riding across the fens there are no traffic lights etc to slow the average speed down so it's easy to maintain a good average. The only factor that affects your average is the wind.

So what happened today when I commuted across town? Yes, the bd arrow kept pointing down. Why do I have a horrible feeling this little arrow is going to have me riding at full chat for evermore

The average speed arrow? The arrow of death more like.

[hullbilly]

What makes things worse is that when the arrow isn't there you are riding at your average speed, which is always below what you expect, so you push harder!

So it gets you know matter what!

I got to a point of covering the speed up with tank tape and using it just as a odometer.

[BliarOut]

It's got a clock too that's always on, so it gets you that way too...

[Fetchez la vache]

A previous flatmate bought a cheap one from china that said he was doing 85mph no matter what speed he went at. That's what you need

[shouldbworking]

I assumed that arrow was to indicate if your speed was trending up or downward from your average for that particular ride now im depressed

[h4muf]

Ya tight bugger Rob!

Go and buy a cateye strada

[BliarOut]

I'll still end up fighting a perpetual battle with the bugger

[paranoid airbag]

shouldbworking said:

I assumed that arrow was to indicate if your speed was trending up or downward from your average for that particular ride now im depressed

um... it does . If you're doing above your average speed, the average speed will slowly rise. Or do you mean you have one of the GPS ones that you can program rides on to, so it knows previous averages for the whole ride?

They are evil buggers though.

[bleesh]

Remember, it never gets easier, you just get there quicker!!

[yellowjack]

HHHHMMMMM. I have a basic CatEye wired computer, and frequently fall victim to the miserable little arrow that mocks from beside the current speed in the display. No matter how hard you try to stick to your plan to 'just go for a gentle ride at an easy pace' to recover from the previous night's balls out effort, the horrid little 'arrow of death' mocks you until you are left with no choice but to MTFU and show the little devil who's boss. End result is yet another balls out effort resulting in abject misery and general knackerdness from trying to keep the little blighter pointing up rather than down. Try as I might, I can find no way of switching the thing off.

[BliarOut]

And... The harder you try to beat the little bd the higher your average gets

Why do we fit the bloody things

[ShampooEfficient]

I need some motivation for my commute... I'll be popping to Lidl I think.

[essayer]

If you get a Garmin Forerunner etc, you can play a previous ride against your current ride .. it'll tell you how far behind (or ahead) "you" are. Excellent feature.

[amnesia182]

essayer said:

If you get a Garmin Forerunner etc, you can play a previous ride against your current ride .. it'll tell you how far behind (or ahead) "you" are. Excellent feature.

My fave feature on the Edge 500

[BliarOut]

That's just evil