My in laws bought me the Garmin Edge 705 for Christmas.  I had always wanted one, but it was the cycling accessory that I was too proud to buy.  Cycling is not about power meters and constantly looking at your average speed.  However, there was big a part of me that wanted to join the world of fancy cycling computers.  I still haven’t committed to the Power Tap, but the scenarios are flying around in my head.

I took the Edge 705 cross country skiing yesterday.  I try to ski without knowing the time or distance.  My hope is that I forget about time and just keep skiing.  I must admit it was a bit discouraging seeing an average speed of 5.4 mph.  However when I hooked it up to my computer and saw my route it was fun to see where I went and plan tomorrow’s adventure.

So my in laws give me an Edge 705 and my wife gives me a book called “Bike Snob.”  The book basically makes fun of people with Garmin’s.  It presented a cycling image dilemma.  Am I a snob or a nerd?