For me, riding is all about getting away. Away from the pestering sound of text messages, email, news, media, etc. Just getting out on the road and leaving all that stress behind. Me. My bike. The road. Riding is the only part of my day where I'm not being bothered by some sort of cellphone technology. I feel good leaving all that behind.
On my ride today, I kept seeing people pulled over at the side of the road or at stop lights on their phones. I know cellphones are designed to be addictive (see
here, or
here for a couple of examples) but am I too crusty to expect people to leave their tech behind for a ride?
What about you folks? Are you able to resist the urge of reading the most recent tweet from Hugh Jackman while on your ride?