Here's just an idle passing thought. I've recently concluded that, for me, photography and cycling don't mix that well and I'm not sure exactly why that is. I'm pretty serious about photography as a means of expression having worked semi-professionally at it for many years and logically you'd think being out on a bike would give a lot of photo opps. However, I'm also pretty serious about getting where I want to go on the bike and focused on the ride as well as the passing scenery, but it seems I can't do two things at once - namely focus on riding my bike and focus on looking for interesting photos at the same time. Stopping for pictures every five minutes gets frustrating. My last big ride on the West Coast produced some very unmemorable images apart from those I did while taking a day off from the bike. Same would probably be true if I was driving a car, but when I do I usually have a specific destination in mind where I'm going to photograph and blank out what's inbetween - or get someone else to drive - whereas when cycling I'm just trying to be open to whatever I see en route. The destination is what distracts me in that I'm looking for road signs, or at my map, listening to that mysterious knocking on the back wheel or just watching out for traffic or wondering if I'll get there before dark or before I collapse because I haven't found anything to eat along the way or haven't drunk enough liquids. Too many mental/physical distractions. So, I've concluded I either I focus on the ride or the images, not both. Seems I can't get into the serendipity of multi-tasking. Latest trip I didn't take a camera at all, just a sketch pad and had a much more focused and enjoyable ride. Just no photos!