I toured for seven weeks in France last summer. I managed to get one day's worth of touring in before my trusty ol' computer broke. They were very expensive in France, so I went without for the remainder of the trip. At first it drove me crazy-- how far have I gone? When will I get where I'm going? How far until I have to cross the motorway? But after a while, I just didn't care and concentrated on enjoying the scenery and traveling at a pace that was comfortable to me.

Of course, once I got back home, the free and natural mode went by the wayside and I picked up a new computer so I can nitpick myself to death while I'm riding.