genejockey 

Some of my favorite Ebay listings for vintage mechanical watches are the ones that say, "Doesn't run. Needs new battery?" The ones I bought ran fine when I wound them....

There are now several generations of people who grew up without ever learning how to wind a watch. Sad.

DougRNS

BITD I recorded wine tasting notes for about 10 years. Gave up when I moved and did not have neighbors to share with. Also tracked daily weather since the early 90's until I found the website that has the data. Now I save each month for several locations.

I would track my awesomeness but I stopped when I realized it was always 100%.
YMMV

Velo Vol 

First undisputed winter ride in ages today. I'm not even sure I wore my snowsuit last winter, but I did today. It blows, but I HTFU.

I think there's a developing issue with the drive train. The chain isn't sagging, but it's periodically making unusual noises. For example, sometimes if I coast a bit and then suddenly start pedaling with moderate force it makes a "clack" noise like something is loose.

I saw several nearby people still have Christmas lights displaying in their yards, unlike the scrooges here.

Velo Vol 

And categorizes by day of the week.

DougRNS

BITD they had self winding watches. I had one. But I understand your point.

genejockey 

Now calculate the mean distance ridden each day, and the median distance, to see if there's any skew in the data. Plot each days rides from January to December on an X/Y chart. Try various curve fitting algorithms to identify patterns.....

Velo Vol 

I used to fill in a spreadsheet every ride, but with Strava, why bother?

Velo Vol 

Why?

genejockey 

Most - but not all - selfwinding (aka 'Automatic') watches benefit from a couple manual winds to get their amplitude up when starting off. Low balance amplitude = crappy accuracy. Today's sedentary lifestyles also don't provide enough movement to keep the mainspring wound up.

BTW, you can still buy brand new selfwinding mechanical watches, for anything from $100 to $100,000+ You can also find manual wind watches, but not so many nor so wide a range of price.

DougRNS

To piss you off.

genejockey 

I started out with a journal. Then nothing - just rode, and didn't bother making any record. Now Strava.

DougRNS

That's quality right there.

genejockey 

I'm still feeling pretty good about my ability to keep riding through the winter, one way or another. 104 miles this week, including 79 REAL miles, even with Rango suffering from IVDD and the Asbestos removal guys and all.

REAL miles >> Virtual miles, even when it's foggy and 50 degrees. This is what the first 1/3 of today's ride was like.

Velo Vol 

Project unsuccessful.

DougRNS

Note:
All 2020 miles were outside ("real").

Mojo31

By the way, self-winding watches are pretty common today.

Mojo31

You can get a new Timex Marlin hand-wound for under $200.

But, I agree, far more autos than hand-winders available.

Velo Vol 

Winding? We live in the digital age. Try to keep up.

Mojo31

Winding = character

Very comparable to a manual bike.

Mojo31

What types do you collect?

bampilot06

You want to transfer all my flight time into a computer format?

Velo Vol 

Winding is annoying, but the biggest downside is ye olde analogue watch lacks the precision of the digital modern marvel.

DougRNS

that isn't already done by your company or various governmental agencies?

bampilot06

Nope. There’s a program will automatically log my flights and transfers my flight schedule. But I have to put all 4500 something hours into it before I can start using it and that’s the part I have no interest in doing.

DougRNS

I didn't realize it was so important that you needed a precise time to administer your cheese consumption.