wireless computer for a 29'er?

I use the cheap wireless from the Mec, it works fine but needs to be
mounted on the crown or seat post to be close enought to the
transmitter.

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that would be an awesome idea!... i could read unicyclist forums while
riding!

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Wireless computers work by infra red, they need to be in line of sight
with the transmitter, genreally no more than 1 metre away form the
transmitter and within 10 degrees of the axis of it. This means that
you can only really mount them on the crown, so you might aswell just
use a wire and have a more reliable and cheaper setup. Alot of long
distance riders use a wired computer and mount it up under the handle
so they can see it between their legs when they ride, not ideal as you
have to look down but pretty good. I've also tried a couple of GPS
wrist watch systems, if you spend the money they're excellent, the
garmin 301 i'm using does mapping, heart rate plus all the ususal
features and you can download your ride profile on to the computer and
synch it with a map, so you can see where you've been, elevation
profile, your speed and heartrate at each point along the trail.

Daniel - i can remeber reading some while ago on here about someone who
tried reading RSU on their laptop whilst riding home, the verdict was
possible but tricky, and very risky indeed.

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Assuming you're talking about cycle computers (rather than trying to use
a laptop or whatever while on the uni...) they're usually radio signal,
not infra red, and don't need to be mounted in line-of-sight. I'm not
sure what the range is though - the one on my bike is probably less
than two feet from the transmitter - but on a unicycle it could well be
possible to mount it on your body or wrist and still pick up the
signal, then you could look at it easily.

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get a wrist mounted GPS from MEC!!

all you'll need, never have to set it, or wonder if it's accurate

(i don't have one, but my running friends do)

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Rob, i wasn't aware that they existed working by radio, this has tempted
me to try and get my hands on one, when i looked around a couple of
years ago I couldn't get anything for reasonable money that wasn't IR,
i guess things have moved on, thanks for the info and the correction.

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Mine's a Sigma one, a three or four years old. I think they're mostly
radio now, but I'm not sure what the range is or how directional the
signal is - I haven't really experimented. Presumably the range is
pretty small otherwise it would get a bit freaky riding in a group, but
it may be just enough to mount it on a wrist or on your body.

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Thanks for those suggestions.

Brian if that wrist GPS wasn't too expensive it would probably be the
ticket as it seems a shame to have a cycle computer on the uni but then
not be able to read it except when you're not actually riding.

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Quoted message said:

Assuming you're talking about cycle computers (rather than trying to use
a laptop or whatever while on the uni...) they're usually radio signal,
not infra red, and don't need to be mounted in line-of-sight. I'm not
sure what the range is though - the one on my bike is probably less
than two feet from the transmitter - but on a unicycle it could well be
possible to mount it on your body or wrist and still pick up the
signal, then you could look at it easily.

You could always ducktape the unicycle to your head and
stay in front of your pc in the safety of your own home.
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