CycloComputers, anyone?

On Mon, 19 May 2008 20:07:29 -0700 (PDT), Ablang <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I've only just recently thought about getting something like this, as
I've joined a website where we get to log our bike miles and stuff.

I was wondering if anyone out there has bought one of these devices?
Where's a good place to buy them (B&M or online), how much can one
expect to pay, what features to look for, and which models do you
recommend?

Dear Ron,

Stop by WalMart, KMart, or any similar store and spend $10~$20 on a
wired or wireless cyclocomputer. Or drop by local bike shop and have
them slap a cheap one on for you--it takes a few minutes of fiddling
with a screwdriver to attach the magnet, sensor, and display.

The wired version is cheaper and connects the sensor on the fork to
the display with a dull but reliable wire.

The wireless version skips the foot or two of wire between sensor and
display and occasionally produces outlandish speeds to warn you of
nearby EMF interference.

They all have speed to 0.1 mph, trip odometers to 0.01 (or even 0.001)
miles, total mileage, maximum trip speed, current speed, average trip
speed, kilometers or miles, elapsed trip time, current time,
blah-blah-blah, often with two mounts so that you can quickly and
easily swap the cyclocomputer between your normal bike and the one
that you use when the commissioner turns on the Bat Signal.

You can pay more and more for units that offer exciting details about
cadence, altitude, GPS, heart rate, power, temperature, windage,
caller id, currency exchange rates, and winning lottery numbers, but
you won't get more accuracy for speed, time, and distance than you get
with the cheapest models.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

"Ablang" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I've only just recently thought about getting something like this, as
I've joined a website where we get to log our bike miles and stuff.

I was wondering if anyone out there has bought one of these devices?
Where's a good place to buy them (B&M or online), how much can one
expect to pay, what features to look for, and which models do you
recommend?

I generally buy them from my local bike shop. I get one a step above the
lowest cost since I happen to like the average speed readout that usually
isn't in the cheapest version. "Cateye" seems to be a reliable and modestly
priced device.

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On Mon, 19 May 2008 20:07:29 -0700 (PDT), Ablang <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I've only just recently thought about getting something like this, as
I've joined a website where we get to log our bike miles and stuff.

I was wondering if anyone out there has bought one of these devices?
Where's a good place to buy them (B&M or online), how much can one
expect to pay, what features to look for, and which models do you
recommend?

Dear Ron,

Stop by WalMart, KMart, or any similar store and spend $10~$20 on a
wired or wireless cyclocomputer. Or drop by local bike shop and have
them slap a cheap one on for you--it takes a few minutes of fiddling
with a screwdriver to attach the magnet, sensor, and display.

The wired version is cheaper and connects the sensor on the fork to
the display with a dull but reliable wire.

The wireless version skips the foot or two of wire between sensor and
display and occasionally produces outlandish speeds to warn you of
nearby EMF interference.

They all have speed to 0.1 mph, trip odometers to 0.01 (or even 0.001)
miles, total mileage, maximum trip speed, current speed, average trip
speed, kilometers or miles, elapsed trip time, current time,
blah-blah-blah, often with two mounts so that you can quickly and
easily swap the cyclocomputer between your normal bike and the one
that you use when the commissioner turns on the Bat Signal.

You can pay more and more for units that offer exciting details about
cadence, altitude, GPS, heart rate, power, temperature, windage,
caller id, currency exchange rates, and winning lottery numbers, but
you won't get more accuracy for speed, time, and distance than you get
with the cheapest models.

Good advice, although I have heard some of the very cheapest models can
suffer from the rain getting in.

Get one with the minimum number of features because it's just more [censored]
to page through when you're trying to get to the clock.

Ablang said:

I've only just recently thought about getting something like this, as
I've joined a website where we get to log our bike miles and stuff.

I was wondering if anyone out there has bought one of these devices?
Where's a good place to buy them (B&M or online), how much can one
expect to pay, what features to look for, and which models do you
recommend?

Get Garmin 705 and put it on a balloon tire cruiser. You will be
famous.

Seriously, you can get a decent wired model with all the basics for <
$30.00.