Why Mavic Bike Computers Suck

Short answer:  There is no documention online about how to reset their bike computer.  And, boy oh boy, does that piss me off.  

I spent about an hour and a half of my life searching in vain this evening.  Apparently Mavic puts its tech stuff behind some user name password thing.  Someone else (on some page I'm not going to look-up again) said it was similar to the avocet 15 or 20 or 25.  None of those did the trick.  

the stupid thing seems to reset just fine.  But, the moment, I spin the wheel or get on the trainer, it goes back to "SEl."  

Bullshit.  Nonsense.  Utter nonsense.  

I'll never buy another cheap Mavic crappy bike computer again.  Instead, I'll buy a avocet (like I had before), so i can reset it when I need to.  Now, I just have a useless lug on top of my stem. . . while I can just pay to have teh bikeshop redo it for me, when it next trips up. . . well, then, I'll need to pay them another $10 or $15 to redo it. . . in which case, I could have just bought a new one, and then reprogrammed it myself.  

Incidentally, I'm sure I threw away the manual because I was self-assured that no worldwide company would fail to have their manuals online in 2008.  Ahhh, actually, Mavic has those kinds of balls.  

Well, I have to go pick-up my mountain bike on wednesday anyway. . . I might as well bring my other bike in. . . 

kc

getting more resolute

I feel more resolute about committing to training now.  

I thought tonight that I'd like to commit to doing the Strawberry Fields Triathlon up in Ventura.  I need to put together my own plan and get some intensity going.  

K

Laughable - how little I post

it's laughable at how little I post these days.  

Life is hectic.  I have nearly two dozen jury trial stats.  But with every 'yin' comes a 'yang.'  In this case, I have more professional experience and satisfaction in my job than I have ever thought I would have.  Nonetheless, the job satisfaction has occurred at the expense of not only weight, but to a large degree also fitness.  

that said, I would say I regularly row 3-4 times per week, with rowing between 5,000 and 15,000 meters per session (a 15k row, for my money, is worth about a 10k run (6.2 miles)).  I also go to the gym a few times a month and grab a swim.  I've been lackadaisacal about doing mountain or road cycling, since it takes up the most time.  I did more of it in the summer, but less this fall.  

I still consider the idea of commuting by bike to work, but its awfully far (>20 miles one way).   

I thought I would be able to transition to a different county as a prosecutor this fall, but unfortunately they didn't pick me for second round interviews (boo hoo!).  Of course, I wondered whether my husky appearance effected the ultimate results (I suspect it didn't effect my results in hindsight, but initially I thought they have downgraded me because I was more husky than the others).  

I still dream of having 20 hours per week to train -- but one of the benefits of being older and wiser is knowing one's time limits and setting limits.  there's a trade-off between triathlon training and job satisfaction.  I don't think I'm rationalizing, but I simply can't (and won't try) to do everything.  I continue to have regular workouts.  My eating habits could be more healthy, although, in fairness, I eat a 10 pound bag of apples every week (it's eaten on teh morning ride into work, usually two of them) and I eat relatively healthy healthy choice meals during the evenings, or burritos from costco, lots of yogurt, the multi-fruit-veggie drink from costo and a healthy dose of bananas.  

I do have some frozen yogurt (those skinny cow ones are pretty good) with some regularity and hummus and bread, along with regular turkey sandwiches.  It's not that I'm the most unhealthy eater of all time, but, self-admittedly, I could improve my diet and, as importantly my caloric intake should be lower.  

I hope to do a few triathlons next year.  I'm going to have to get real with the schedule and try to set real limits and boundaries upon my demanding girlfriend too.  . . 

k