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"Sprite" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Howdy one and all!

I'm thinking of picking up a nice little computer for my bike, it can't be too big because I
honestly don't have the space! (got a space bar thingy with a light clip on it already).

A few of my friends have picked up some £8.99 gizmo, I'm interested in something a bit more pricey
(say in the region of £20-£30) that I can

trust.

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What are the ones you can hook up to your PC like? I'm guessing more expensive anyway, hehe.

Annnd are wireless ones worth it? I saw a Raleigh one for £27.99, didn't have time to have a
proper check though.

Thanks in advance! 🙂

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Check out the Cat-Eye models look good and work well !

Graham

Sprite said:

I'm thinking of picking up a nice little computer for my bike, it can't be too big because I
honestly don't have the space! (got a space bar thingy with a light clip on it already).

A few of my friends have picked up some £8.99 gizmo, I'm interested in something a bit more pricey
(say in the region of £20-£30) that I can trust.

You don't have to pay that much purely for the sake of reliability. You can get perfectly good
computers with all the usual basic functions for half that from Cateye and other brands. Only need
to pay more if you want more/unusual features.

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Annnd are wireless ones worth it?

They can often be less reliable.

~PB

Pete Biggs said:

Sprite said:

Annnd are wireless ones worth it?

They can often be less reliable.

I've found the opposite.

John B

JohnB said:

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And are wireless ones worth it?

They can often be less reliable.

I've found the opposite.

Cordless systems have the extra complications of an extra battery and transmissions not being
received or being interefered with. Apart from any problems with the interface between head unit and
bracket (which is usually no problem with modern quality brands), there's less to go wrong with
corded systems. The wires are very reliable.

~PB

Sprite said:

I'm thinking of picking up a nice little computer for my bike, it can't be too big because I
honestly don't have the space! (got a space bar thingy with a light clip on it already).

A few of my friends have picked up some £8.99 gizmo, I'm interested in something a bit more pricey
(say in the region of £20-£30) that I can trust.

What are the ones you can hook up to your PC like? I'm guessing more expensive anyway, hehe.

Annnd are wireless ones worth it? I saw a Raleigh one for £27.99, didn't have time to have a
proper check though.

What do you want it to do? There is no point in spending £30 rather than £10 if you're never
actually going to use the extra features!

I'm not sure I see any reason for using wireless computers; they are more likely to get interference
from other sources than with a traditional one, and is it really such a problem to string a length
of cable up your handlebar post?

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"Sprite" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Howdy one and all!

I'm thinking of picking up a nice little computer for my bike, it can't be too big because I
honestly don't have the space! (got a space bar thingy with a light clip on it already).

A few of my friends have picked up some £8.99 gizmo, I'm interested in something a bit more pricey
(say in the region of £20-£30) that I can

trust.

Quoted message said:

What are the ones you can hook up to your PC like? I'm guessing more expensive anyway, hehe.

Annnd are wireless ones worth it? I saw a Raleigh one for £27.99, didn't have time to have a
proper check though.

Depends what you want it to show -- pretty much all of them will do speed, distance average speed
etc. You can pay more and get more features including cadence and phased of various moons of Jupiter
-- but if you don't want or need such information why spend more.

Wireless ones are more expensive, less reliable (more to go wrong) and can be a little trickier to
set up. But, if you have bouncy front forks and regularly cycle flat out through the undergrowth (so
risking any normal cable runs) they can be an advantage.

I don't know which ones can be plugged into your PC -- I am sure there are some. I know of combined
computers/HRMs that can -- but these cost a pretty penny (more than your 30 notes).

Have fun.

T

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"Sprite" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Howdy one and all!

I'm thinking of picking up a nice little computer for my bike, it can't

be

Quoted message said:

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too big because I honestly don't have the space! (got a space bar thingy with a light clip on it
already).

A few of my friends have picked up some £8.99 gizmo, I'm interested in something a bit more
pricey (say in the region of £20-£30) that I can

trust.

Quoted message said:

What are the ones you can hook up to your PC like? I'm guessing more expensive anyway, hehe.

Annnd are wireless ones worth it? I saw a Raleigh one for £27.99, didn't have time to have a
proper check though.

Depends what you want it to show -- pretty much all of them will do speed, distance average speed
etc. You can pay more and get more features including cadence and phased of various moons of
Jupiter -- but if you

don't

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want or need such information why spend more.

Wireless ones are more expensive, less reliable (more to go wrong) and can be a little trickier to
set up. But, if you have bouncy front forks and regularly cycle flat out through the undergrowth
(so risking any normal cable runs) they can be an advantage.

I don't know which ones can be plugged into your PC -- I am sure there are some. I know of
combined computers/HRMs that can -- but these cost a

pretty

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penny (more than your 30 notes).

Have fun.

T

After using a Cat-Eye Cordless 2 for a while I went back to using a corded

Cat-Eye Computer, the cordless was always causing problems, with batteries and sensors.

Graham

In article said:

Annnd are wireless ones worth it? I saw a Raleigh one for £27.99, didn't have time to have a
proper check though.

If you get a half decent one it will last forever.

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Pete Biggs said:

JohnB said:

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> And are wireless ones worth it?

They can often be less reliable.

I've found the opposite.

Cordless systems have the extra complications of an extra battery and transmissions not being
received or being interefered with. Apart from any problems with the interface between head unit
and bracket (which is usually no problem with modern quality brands), there's less to go wrong
with corded systems. The wires are very reliable.

I can't comment on wired systems because I've never used them. We have two Specialized wireless
jobbies, both six years old. Neither has ever given any trouble at all. Neither has ever needed a
new battery. And there's no untidy wire taped to the bike.

The only thing which might push me to a wired system is that I'd like a cadence function and I don't
know of a wireless with cadence - does anyone?

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16th, 2002

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Pete Biggs said:

The wires are very reliable.

The wires break very easily - IMVHO.

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"Sprite" <[email hidden]> wrote in :"]news:[email hidden]:

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I'm thinking of picking up a nice little computer for my bike, it can't be too big because I
honestly don't have the space! (got a space bar thingy with a light clip on it already).

I use a cyclexpress.co.ukCateye Astrale 8 128.aspOpen ↗

which seems very nice, it does cadence which i especialy wanted, but that does mean another wire. It
is also fairly narrow.

the bicycledoctor.co.uksale.htmlOpen ↗ has Cateye OS Computers at £29.99 which can be linked
to your computer. Dont know if they have stock or not. wiggle sell em for 10 notes more.
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Fragg - price compare

"Simon Brooke" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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The only thing which might push me to a wired system is that I'd like a cadence function and I
don't know of a wireless with cadence - does anyone?

My Polar X-Trainer has wireless cadence. And HR. And Speed and all that. And altitude.

But I fancy upgrading anyway to the new Polar S720 which looks even better!

I just bought a cateye astrale 8 from cyclexpress.co.uk (at a price of £22.99 inc postage) which is
a wired computer with cadence. I ordered it on Friday night and it arrived Monday morning.

I use my bike on the local roads. I fitted it last night, took about 45 minutes, and used it
the first time this morning and am happy with it so far. It's a lot smaller than I expected
which s good too.

Paul

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Pete Biggs said:

The wires are very reliable.

The wires break very easily - IMVHO.

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"Sprite" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Howdy one and all!

<snip snip>

Thanks for all the replies everyone - am taking it all on board! The main reason I was considering a
wireless one is because as someone said, I have "bouncy forks" - front suspension, and I'm thinking
a wire won't be too good? Please correct me if I'm wrong!!! 🙂

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"Simon Brooke" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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The only thing which might push me to a wired system is that I'd like a cadence function and I
don't know of a wireless with cadence - does anyone?

My Polar X-Trainer has wireless cadence. And HR. And Speed and all that. And altitude.

$£^$%^&$%*! At that price I would hope it could predict the future as well!

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16th, 2002

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"Sprite" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I'm thinking a wire won't be too good? Please correct me if I'm wrong!!! 🙂

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Sheldon says you are wrong, and who would argue with him?

<sheldon>
10: Suspension forks actually are easier to install cyclometers on. Run the cable up the slider to
the brake bridge, then follow the cable housing to the handlebar. </sheldon>

sheldonbrown.comcyclecomputer installation.htmlOpen ↗

Fragg - no bounce!

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"Sprite" <[email hidden]> wrote in :"]news:[email hidden]:

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I'm thinking of picking up a nice little computer for my bike, it can't be too big because I
honestly don't have the space! (got a space bar thingy with a light clip on it already).

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the bicycledoctor.co.uksale.htmlOpen ↗ has Cateye OS Computers at £29.99 which can be linked
to your computer.

Can it? No mention of this possibility on the Cateye website, or in the manual.

I currently use a Cateye (again) Mity 3 (noe replaced with the very similar Mity 8. It has the
ability to be manually started and stopped which I like to use on occasion.

I used to have Sigma as well, which was fine.
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the bicycledoctor.co.uksale.htmlOpen ↗ has Cateye OS Computers at £29.99 which can be linked
to your computer.

Can it? No mention of this possibility on the Cateye website, or in the manual.

er well um, hmm

no

But I ... erm

Thought you could from it, but I see it stores internaly.

Fragg

Sandy Morton said:

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The wires are very reliable.

The wires break very easily - IMVHO.

They are reliable in my experience and we're not exactly inundated with tales of broken wires on
this group.

~PB