Do you wear a watch whilst cycling?

Hi All,
allthough it probably wouldn't be approved by the cycling 'fashion gurus', on my commuter (where knowing time is important to me) I have a stem captain. Had it for years now and as the names suggests it replaces your stem cap. Other than time changes due to summer/winter time I have never changed the battery and keeps cracking time.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/StemCAPtain-Clock-Black-Base-Headset-Top-Cap-/...
There was a UK seller, but doesn't appear any more.
Good bit of kit though.

Regards,

Trikeman.

My watch is cursed.

I like watches and have several for work and casual wear. Including an old but nice Citizen dive watch.

I've only worn it a handful of times on the bike - usually because I needed it for something else afterwards like swimming - and twice I have crashed with it, causing the bezel and glass to be scratched.

It's sitting upstairs now waiting for another visit to be repaired, and I swear this time I will never wear it, or any other watch, on the bike.

Conversely I wore my Polar HRM everywhere I went for 12 years, although I went through about 6 or 7 different models in that time. No I didn't wear the strap unless I was training!

Only just started wearing proper watches again in the last 6 years which I find quite a luxury. I don't wear a watch on the bike though although maybe I should as I have "done a Delgado".

I use a Garmin Forerunner 310XT on the bike and would probably wear it as a watch too if I didn't have to recharge it every couple of days.

Brilliant Stumps. I've the same watch and has taken a heap of abuse. Can't say it's been as colouful as you mind.

Like others I don't wear a watch whilst cycling I'm out on the bike to enjoy the experience not worry about the time of day.

But if you do need to know it's 14:03 in the middle of your ride but your worried you might fall and break it you could just attach it to the bars (I used to do this with a hrm watch thingy)

"Just wondering what the done thing is."

There is no 'done thing', you make a choice.

Haven't worn a watch for about 25 years after mine was nicked from swimming pool changing room. Didn't really miss it after a few days - I'd got over the novelty of the chime on the hour and the stopwatch having 100ths of a second by then. I have clocks in the house, in the car and at work so don't need one. I really like not being reminded of the time or having a phone while riding. I don't understand why people want to be contactable 24 hours a day, instantly know the football scores or the weather in Cyprus.

The only occasion I find a timepiece useful is at when warming up for a time trial so I don't miss my start slot (AKA "doing a Delgado) so I have a small computer on my race bike.

those silicone band ones (Breo?) are quite good for cycling / sports, cheap, waterproof, pretty smash proof

Timex indiglo. Had it for years and its seen me through numerous fights, chases and car crashes without losing a second. Its now battered and worn but still a great watch for £29.99p.

I wear it all the time when out and about on my bike.

I never have worn one when cycling, like a lot of other people, have the time on my Garmin.

Apart from anything else, doesn't it get mixed up in armwarmers?

Shifting must get annoying as well, if your watch slides too far down you arm and starts digging in.

Used to until I had an off and smashed it. Always leave the watch behind now.

Rob

No as they make my wrists sweaty and rub on the bars.
However I was out for a ride today and I had to estimate what the time was as I needed to be home so I could go to work.

Garmin Edge 200 annoyingly doesn't display the time when in Ride mode. I have already sent Garmin a suggestion to include in one of their updates. Don't think anything will come of it tho.

No. Although I have changed the settings on the Garmin so that all it displays is the time. It was taking the fun out of it for me constantly stat watching, cycling much more enjoyable at the mo

I don't carry any form of time keeping while me at any time. I don't have a phone or watch.

Dont wear a watch period...time on my garmin and mobile...have a few dress watches for weddings etc...

I used to wear one with a HRM but have changed to a GPS unit so don't have to anymore. Back to the question its a personal choice i don't know of anyone who would give you grief either way. The weight saving nuts might have something else to say on the matter though

I stopped wearing a watch because when riding I found that it jiggled around on my wrist, which was annoying.

And now that I have a cycle computer with GPS time, I don't need a watch.

I don't wear one when road riding but off-road I wear a Timex ironman.

For me a watch is a way to tell it's the weekend (can't wear one for work). So I tend to wear one then.

Casio do excellent simple digital ones, that aren't dinner plate sized. (Honestly, who suits thouse things? Bouncers?).