Wireless cycling computers

Vødkäjéllÿ said:

Please could someone recommend one, or give me a link to a forum
where things are discussed. I'm not having much luck on google for
reviews for them. Lots of adverts, but not many reviews.

Are they as good as wired ones? This is for a bike that will be
doing off road mountain biking type work.

I've got the cheap 9-function wireless one from H******s on my MTB and
the wired version on my tourer. They're pretty much the same apart
from the wireless one costing twice as much for batteries. I've got a
Topeak wired one with cadence sensor on the road bike (50% off from
H******s last summer) and I've found that really useful.

Chris
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Chris Eilbeck said:

Vødkäjéllÿ said:

Please could someone recommend one, or give me a link to a forum
where things are discussed. I'm not having much luck on google for
reviews for them. Lots of adverts, but not many reviews.

Are they as good as wired ones? This is for a bike that will be
doing off road mountain biking type work.

I've got the cheap 9-function wireless one from H******s on my MTB

Given that Vødkäjéllÿ appears to be new on here I thought I'd better
point out that H******s means Halfords.
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Phil Cook said:

Chris Eilbeck said:

Vødkäjéllÿ said:

Please could someone recommend one, or give me a link to a forum
where things are discussed. I'm not having much luck on google for
reviews for them. Lots of adverts, but not many reviews.

Are they as good as wired ones? This is for a bike that will be
doing off road mountain biking type work.

I've got the cheap 9-function wireless one from H******s on my MTB

Given that Vødkäjéllÿ appears to be new on here I thought I'd better
point out that H******s means Halfords.

Gesundheit!

Chris
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Quoted message said:

Please could someone recommend one, or give me a link to a forum where
things are discussed. I'm not having much luck on google for reviews
for them. Lots of adverts, but not many reviews.

Are they as good as wired ones? This is for a bike that will be doing
off road mountain biking type work.

The early models suffered from interference. Current models have improved
a lot, and shouldn't give you any problems. If you by one with a 'proper'
brand name on then all should be well (I'm wary about cheapo no-name ones).

One thing to add is that I've lost two expensive Sigma units - the 'twist
lock system' makes it to easy to cycle away with the unit not properly
seated.

On 02/02/2007 21:52, Chris Eilbeck said,

Quoted message said:

I've got the cheap 9-function wireless one from H******s on my MTB

Does this one automatically turn itself on when you start riding? If
so, what's the model number? The Sigma one I have at the moment has to
have it's function button pressed every time you stop for 10 minutes,
which is extremely annoying as you then have to cycle round all the
functions again to get back to where you were.

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Quoted message said:

Hi

Please could someone recommend one, or give me a link to a forum where
things are discussed. I'm not having much luck on google for reviews for
them. Lots of adverts, but not many reviews.

Are they as good as wired ones? This is for a bike that will be doing off
road mountain biking type work.

Why on earth would one want a computer for cycling, we used to have a trip
counter and a watch!

Alan

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Thanks

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Quoted message said:

Hi

Please could someone recommend one, or give me a link to a forum where
things are discussed. I'm not having much luck on google for reviews for
them. Lots of adverts, but not many reviews.

Are they as good as wired ones? This is for a bike that will be doing off
road mountain biking type work.

Why on earth would one want a computer for cycling, we used to have a trip
counter and a watch!

Good for you - why not go back to your pre-internet lifestyle?

On 2 Feb, 22:29, Mark Thompson

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The early models suffered from interference.

I've noticed that mine sometimes reads '99kph' while the bike is on a
platform or train on overhead-electrified railways! Can someone with
more knowledge of electromagnetic fields throw light on this?

Jon

Jon said:

On 2 Feb, 22:29, Mark Thompson

pleasegivegenerously@warmmail*_turn_up_the_heat_to_reply*.com said:

The early models suffered from interference.

I've noticed that mine sometimes reads '99kph' while the bike is on a
platform or train on overhead-electrified railways! Can someone with
more knowledge of electromagnetic fields throw light on this?

The electric field produced by the power line or some equipment on the train is
probably strong enough to overwhelm the computer's receptors and make it think
your wheel is spinning at 50 or 100 times per second, which it knows is wrong so
it just displays 99kph as a sort of 'over-rage' indicator.

Paul Boyd said:

On 02/02/2007 21:52, Chris Eilbeck said,

Quoted message said:

I've got the cheap 9-function wireless one from H******s on my MTB

Does this one automatically turn itself on when you start riding?
If so, what's the model number? The Sigma one I have at the moment
has to have it's function button pressed every time you stop for 10
minutes, which is extremely annoying as you then have to cycle round
all the functions again to get back to where you were.

It's supposed to turn on automatically but it doesn't always do it.
It turns off reliably though. The box says 9 Function Wirefree Cycle
Computer.

I'd really like one that you can set to have a default display which
it returns to after maybe a minute of not pressing any buttons.

Chris
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Alan Holmes wrote on 02/02/2007 23:56 +0100:

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Why on earth would one want a computer for cycling, we used to have a trip
counter and a watch!

...and got the answer you were doing 80mph uphill with panniers ;-)

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wildly inaccurate..."
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Quoted message said:

Hi

Please could someone recommend one, or give me a link to a forum where
things are discussed. I'm not having much luck on google for reviews for
them. Lots of adverts, but not many reviews.

Are they as good as wired ones? This is for a bike that will be doing off
road mountain biking type work.

Quoted message said:

Why on earth would one want a computer for cycling, we used to have a trip
counter and a watch!

Yes, but didn't you notice that after you got the trip counter you did
more cycling for a while until the novelty wore off? Then you had to
get the next gadget to get your mileage back up.

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Vødkäjéllÿ said:

Hi

Hi there, VonabikeJ.

Alan Holmes said:

Why on earth would one want a computer for cycling, we used to have a trip
counter and a watch!

At £9.99 for Argos cheapies and ten mins work to fit it is an
inexpensive way of telling the time on the bike (yes you can look at
your wrist watch but any I have are much more than £9.99), oh and they
give speed and distance as well.

soup said:

At £9.99 for Argos cheapies

Addendum:- cheapest "computer" I can find from Argos is £6.99

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3333169.htm

soup said:

soup said:

At £9.99 for Argos cheapies

Addendum:- cheapest "computer" I can find from Argos is £6.99

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3333169.htm

Mr. Sainsbury's Emporium had them for 4 quid, IIRC.

Tim

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Hi

Please could someone recommend one, or give me a link to a forum where
things are discussed. I'm not having much luck on google for reviews for
them. Lots of adverts, but not many reviews.

Are they as good as wired ones? This is for a bike that will be doing
off
road mountain biking type work.

Quoted message said:

Why on earth would one want a computer for cycling, we used to have a
trip
counter and a watch!

Yes, but didn't you notice that after you got the trip counter you did
more cycling for a while until the novelty wore off? Then you had to
get the next gadget to get your mileage back up.

No!

But is that why people get cycle computers?

Alan

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Quoted message said:

Hi

Please could someone recommend one, or give me a link to a forum where
things are discussed. I'm not having much luck on google for reviews for
them. Lots of adverts, but not many reviews.

Are they as good as wired ones? This is for a bike that will be doing
off
road mountain biking type work.

Why on earth would one want a computer for cycling, we used to have a trip
counter and a watch!

Good for you - why not go back to your pre-internet lifestyle?

What has that to do with cycle computers?

When a trip counter and a watch will do the job as accurately, why get
something which may not be accurate, you have heard the expression, 'there
was a computer error'?

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Quoted message said:

Hi

Please could someone recommend one, or give me a link to a forum
where things are discussed. I'm not having much luck on google
for reviews for them. Lots of adverts, but not many reviews.

Are they as good as wired ones? This is for a bike that will be
doing off road mountain biking type work.

Why on earth would one want a computer for cycling, we used to have
a trip counter and a watch!

Good for you - why not go back to your pre-internet lifestyle?

What has that to do with cycle computers?

Whoosh!

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When a trip counter and a watch will do the job as accurately, why
get something which may not be accurate, you have heard the
expression, 'there was a computer error'?

Luddite!

Cycle computers work and they're cheap, and they're less effort to use
than a trip counter and a watch.

Chris
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