We call it fritzing in my hood. I have friends that I don’t ride with anymore because they are on the pro fritzing tour. Stopping mid ride, destroying the flow to put their pads on. Then stopping again to remove pads. Do we take this on the ride? Do we leave it behind? Did I oil my chain, what psi do I need in my tires? The mantra being chanted gotanytoolswithya? Gotanytoolswithya?
It’s why I ride alone a lot. Then any fritzing I do is my choice. My Garmin even measures my fritzing. Total time versus moving time and little math and there’s my fritzing time.
Fritzing isn’t really a negative until others impose their unrealistic fritzing on others. Stopping for pics is totally acceptable. Resting is fine. Scoping a line to avoid cartwheel turns and avoid medical fritzing is a really good thing. I know a guy who put the pro in crastination when it comes to bike maintenance. Brother, shift housing should not have any kinks in it let alone that many. That’s maybe why you shifted into the spokes in this mosquito infested swamp. He was forgiven though at snack time when a small cutting board and charcuterie came out of the voluminous pack.
I’ve always thought of fritzing or faffing as negative things but as you say, could be good things too.
July 19, 2024, 8:49 a.m. - Andy Eunson
We call it fritzing in my hood. I have friends that I don’t ride with anymore because they are on the pro fritzing tour. Stopping mid ride, destroying the flow to put their pads on. Then stopping again to remove pads. Do we take this on the ride? Do we leave it behind? Did I oil my chain, what psi do I need in my tires? The mantra being chanted gotanytoolswithya? Gotanytoolswithya? It’s why I ride alone a lot. Then any fritzing I do is my choice. My Garmin even measures my fritzing. Total time versus moving time and little math and there’s my fritzing time. Fritzing isn’t really a negative until others impose their unrealistic fritzing on others. Stopping for pics is totally acceptable. Resting is fine. Scoping a line to avoid cartwheel turns and avoid medical fritzing is a really good thing. I know a guy who put the pro in crastination when it comes to bike maintenance. Brother, shift housing should not have any kinks in it let alone that many. That’s maybe why you shifted into the spokes in this mosquito infested swamp. He was forgiven though at snack time when a small cutting board and charcuterie came out of the voluminous pack. I’ve always thought of fritzing or faffing as negative things but as you say, could be good things too.