Speedometer cutout at 60 km/h?

Bizarre, check the specs/little info booklet the gizmo came with for settings. Even the most basic bike computer must be able to cope with 60km+, ie: if it was fitted to a road bike. Failing that, check the battery.

But I must ask you, why were you looking at the speedo while caning down a hill? Hope it wasn't singletrack.:p

Anyone have better answers?

Dan said:

Anyway, the speedo hit "60.0" and the last zero started flashing. Is this indicating that it can't
go any higher?

Have you checked the mounting? Can it be improved? Less gap?

cfsmtb said:

Bizarre, check the specs/little info booklet the gizmo came with for settings. Even the most basic
bike computer must be able to cope with 60km+, ie: if it was fitted to a road bike. Failing that,
check the battery.

The most basic no-name speedo would show at least 99km/hr. But it would also show elapsed time and
average speed. The OP has a model thats been deliberately crippled by the CatEye marketing
department, in a market segmentation exercise. In a clueful world, nobody would buy such a thing.

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Hi all,

I have a CatEye "Velo 1" computer on my mountain bike. Its the most basic model that CatEye make,
with just current speed, odo and max speed.

A little while back I was going reasonably quick down a hill and hit 60 km/h for the first
time (no easy feat on a mountain bike with knobby tyres and low gearing - i had to get into an
aero tuck!).

Anyway, the speedo hit "60.0" and the last zero started flashing. Is this indicating that it can't
go any higher?

- Daniel

On my computer, up to 29.9 kmh it registers 1/10 kmh. After 30 kmh it only gives .0 or .5, and after
60 kmh it registers only in whole numbers. I suspect this is what your computer is doing.

- John

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Quoted message said:

Hi all,

I have a CatEye "Velo 1" computer on my mountain bike. Its the most basic model that CatEye make,
with just current speed, odo and max speed.

A little while back I was going reasonably quick down a hill and hit 60 km/h for the first
time (no easy feat on a mountain bike with knobby tyres and low gearing - i had to get into an
aero tuck!).

Bah! My dodgy Dunlop Speedo reached 69.7 km/h going down Heathcote Rd heading towards Barden Ridge!
That's on a MTB, too. Knobby tyres, disc brakes, low gearing and a rather heavy bike...

John Beaverstock said:

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Quoted message said:

Hi all,

I have a CatEye "Velo 1" computer on my mountain bike. Its the most basic model that CatEye make,
with just current speed, odo and max speed.

A little while back I was going reasonably quick down a hill and hit 60 km/h for the first
time (no easy feat on a mountain bike with knobby tyres and low gearing - i had to get into an
aero tuck!).

Anyway, the speedo hit "60.0" and the last zero started flashing. Is this indicating that it can't
go any higher?

- Daniel

On my computer, up to 29.9 kmh it registers 1/10 kmh. After 30 kmh it only gives .0 or .5, and
after 60 kmh it registers only in whole numbers. I suspect this is what your computer is doing.

- John

Thanks, that sounds like a rational explanation. I will have to go back to that hill and try to
get to 61 🙂