Possible?: Getting rid of cycling rituals

[shootingstar]

When I got my new bike, I chose not to put a computer on. I still do a basic tracking of miles (I know how many miles all my regular routes are), but I try not to worry about speed. It's something I still struggle with. In fact, if I look at the clock before I ride, I'll often do the math later and calculate my speed, but at least it doesn't ruin the ride.

Since you've need recording speed and miles for so long, BSG, it may be hard to give up. But, in the end, it's made riding much more enjoyable for me. I can't wait to hear if you find it better, too.

Gave up my cyclometer ..um over a decade ago. I usually know the distance that I ride daily because there are several routes of choice that I go on regularily. That's how I can report my daily mileage here on TE. Plus if I'm riding with dearie, in an area/along a route I seldom do, I just ask him. He religiously tracks his mileage on ...a spreadsheet for cumulatives, graphs. No guff.
It's freeing ...and I'm still in shape, still cycling fit-ok and I still do decent mileage. (But I will never be a racer. But so what.)

Agree with gnat, that some of this ritual stuff is automated but only because I've learned the hard way over the yrs...forgetting my helmet once, forgetting money 1-2 times, forgetting my lock....never again.

It's nearly impossible for me just to jump onto a bike without this stuff even if I'm just intending to go for a 5 kms. ride. Usually it ends up longer or I want to go wandering off inside a store. Like a wandering child distracted by possibilities: she wants to explore.

I just haven't broken the barrier of not wearing cycling shoes, etc. for just a cycling 'jaunt'.