computer recommendation please

Terry [email hidden] opined the following...

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I want a computer that does not switch itself off when I
stop for a honey sandwich, because I am not the type to
remember to restart it.I know it's mainly vanity, but it
can sometimes be useful to know how far you have gone
along your route and what speeds you are averaging. Can
anyone recommend one that restarts itself when you move
off again?I will have to brace myself for the price
because my current one is from Lidl, cost nearly nothing,
and is in other respects fine, wireless too. I would
prefer a model that is really simple to use and does not
have lots of extra features.

Cateye Mity 8 (Or Enduro... it's the same thing). ~=A315.
Auto timer will=
=20
start and stop when you do.

Odometer Trip Distance 1 Trip Distance 2 (Can be reset
independantly, good for weekly mileage) Maximum speed
Average speed Current speed (Displayed all the time)

Some other stuff including catering for two wheel sizes. Can
be set up=20 very quickly and easily for basic use.

Are you sure that your Lidl one doesn't have an Auto Timer
(Or similarly=20 named function)? I thought they were
common place.

Jon

Jon Senior jon_AT_restlesslemon_DOTco_DOT_uk said:

Terry [email hidden] opined the following...

Quoted message said:

I want a computer that does not switch itself off when I
stop for a honey sandwich, because I am not the type to
remember to restart it.I know it's mainly vanity, but it
can sometimes be useful to know how far you have gone
along your route and what speeds you are averaging. Can
anyone recommend one that restarts itself when you move
off again?I will have to brace myself for the price
because my current one is from Lidl, cost nearly
nothing, and is in other respects fine, wireless too. I
would prefer a model that is really simple to use and
does not have lots of extra features.

Cateye Mity 8 (Or Enduro... it's the same thing). ~£15.
Auto timer will start and stop when you do.

Odometer Trip Distance 1 Trip Distance 2 (Can be reset
independantly, good for weekly mileage) Maximum speed
Average speed Current speed (Displayed all the time)

Some other stuff including catering for two wheel sizes.
Can be set up very quickly and easily for basic use.

Are you sure that your Lidl one doesn't have an Auto
Timer (Or similarly named function)? I thought they were
common place.

Halfords also do their own branded one for about 8 quid that
does all of that, although it has almost unlimited wheel
size settings.

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Terry [email hidden] opined the following...

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I want a computer I would prefer a model that is really
simple to use and does not have lots of extra features.

I'm currently using a VDO C08. Simple to set up and simple
in use, the computer's pretty good too ;-)

About £18 from Wiggle.

Pete

Terry said:

I want a computer that does not switch itself off when I
stop for a honey sandwich, because I am not the type to
remember to restart it.

Most computers on the market now have auto start/stop so the
world is your lobster! Some will blank the screen if you
take more than five minutes to eat your sandwich, but
they'll automatically power up again when the bike is next
moved (and restart the trip timer, etc)

Echo 7 is a good simple one, though I'm not sure it's still
available.

~PB

On 4 Jul 2004 10:37:21 -0700, [email hidden] (Terry) wrote (more
or less):

Quoted message said:

I want a computer that does not switch itself off when I
stop for a honey sandwich, because I am not the type to
remember to restart it.I know it's mainly vanity, but it
can sometimes be useful to know how far you have gone along
your route and what speeds you are averaging. Can anyone
recommend one that restarts itself when you move off
again?I will have to brace myself for the price because my
current one is from Lidl, cost nearly nothing, and is in
other respects fine, wireless too. I would prefer a model
that is really simple to use and does not have lots of
extra features.

Equus Judo (was £7 when I bought mine) does trip speed, trip
distance, and trip time, along with cumulative distance.

It switches stops timing when the bike stops, and the
display switches off a short time after that. Starts
displaying and timing again next time you move.

And you can switch the display back on again without
startingth etimer timing by pressing one of its two large
friendly buttons.

However - the mounti ng that goes on the bars has a
tendency to break.

(unless they've re-designed it since I bought my two.
(the second one was originally intended for my
wife'sbike, but my mounting broke... so I used her
mounting, and now it's broke...)

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Andy Hewitt:

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Halfords also do their own branded one for about 8 quid
that does all of that, although it has almost unlimited
wheel size settings.

I think what Jon means is that the Cateye can be set up for
two bikes with different wheel sizes. The actual wheel size
settings have a wide enough range to cover for any
eventuality.

I second the recommendation for Cateye, by the way. I use
an Astrale 8, which replaced my Velo 5 after it fell off
and went under a car wheel (Velo 5 was perfectly good but I
wanted to 'upgrade' to the Astrale for the cadence
function) - the one thing you have to be wary of with
Cateye computers is making sure they are properly 'clicked'
into their bracket.

The Velo 5 (£13) and Velo 8 (£15) are both cheaper than the
Mity 8 too. The number refers to the number of functions, I
believe. All have the choice of autostart or manual
operation so would be suitable for the OP.

d.

davek said:

The Velo 5 (£13) and Velo 8 (£15) are both cheaper than
the Mity 8 too. The number refers to the number of
functions, I believe.

It doesn't with Cateye because, for example, Mity 8 has the
same functions as Mity 3 (just arranged differently).

I like the Mity 3 but I think those who want maximum
simplicity will find Mity 3 or 8 too over-featured. The Velo
models should be better in that respect.

~PB

davek said:

Andy Hewitt:

Quoted message said:

Halfords also do their own branded one for about 8 quid
that does all of that, although it has almost unlimited
wheel size settings.

I think what Jon means is that the Cateye can be set up
for two bikes with different wheel sizes. The actual wheel
size settings have a wide enough range to cover for any
eventuality.

Righto.

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Pete Biggs [email hidden] opined the
following...

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davek said:

The Velo 5 (=A313) and Velo 8 (=A315) are both cheaper
than the Mity 8 too. The number refers to the number of
functions, I believe.

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It doesn't with Cateye because, for example, Mity 8 has
the same function=

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as Mity 3 (just arranged differently).

Cateye have now moved to this numbering system, hence your
computer=20 changing from Mity 3 to Mity 8.

Jon

davek [email hidden] opined the
following...

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I second the recommendation for Cateye, by the way. I use
an Astrale 8, which replaced my Velo 5 after it fell off
and went under a car wheel (Velo 5 was perfectly good but
I wanted to 'upgrade' to the Astrale for the cadence
function) - the one thing you have to be wary of with
Cateye computers is making sure they are properly
'clicked' into their bracket.

<sniff> I had an old Astrale which I upgraded to the Astrale
8 when I bought the Giant. It lasted about 6 months (IIRC)
then popped from the bracket (Obviously wasn't in properly).
I noticed at one point when I tried to check my speed and
retraced my route from work hoping to pick it up. I finally
found it about 4 metres from where I had stopped which sadly
happened to be a crossroads. It was mostly flat and the
screen had gone completely black.

I replaced it with the Enduro simply because I intended to
use it on two bikes, and having cadence and speed on a fixed
seemed a little pointless. I now have three mounting
brackets and two wheel sizes and it happily swaps between
the Giant, the fixer and the bent.

The Cateye computers have always served me well and I quite
like the ergonomics of them hence the recommendation. If
your LBS is good they should have a little demo thing with a
wheel that you can spin so that you can see what they look
like in action.

Jon

Jon Senior said:

<sniff> I had an old Astrale which I upgraded to the
Astrale 8 when I bought the Giant. It lasted about 6
months (IIRC) then popped from the bracket (Obviously
wasn't in properly).

Could be a problem with the bracket - the one on my MTB
appears to have the wedge thing wot locates in the hole in
the back of the computer the wrong way round. It stays in
most of the time, but resetting it requires that you hold it
in place with the other hand. Bah!

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Dave Larrington:

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It stays in most of the time, but resetting it requires
that you hold it in place with the other hand. Bah!

I find with my Astrale that the clip on the bracket often
doesn't manage to locate itself properly into the notch on
the back of the computer - you have to actually push the
clip up until it clicks reassuringly into place. If you do
this you should find that the computer is firmly attached
and can't be pushed off just by presing the start/stop
button, which is the problem I previously had.

d.

davek said:

I find with my Astrale that the clip on the bracket often
doesn't manage to locate itself properly into the notch on
the back of the computer - you have to actually push the
clip up until it clicks reassuringly into place. If you do
this you should find that the computer is firmly attached
and can't be pushed off just by presing the start/stop
button, which is the problem I previously had.

All my other Cateye computers (8 of them!) behave thus, but
the one on the MTB is Wilfully Different. Also it's one of
the Astrales with the front wheel sensor and the wire is
only j-u-s-t long enough. Bah!

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Dave Larrington [email hidden] opined the following...

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All my other Cateye computers (8 of them!) behave thus,
but the one on the MTB is Wilfully Different. Also it's
one of the Astrales with the front wheel sensor and the
wire is only j-u-s-t long enough. Bah!

It sounds startling similar to mine. I would recommend
investing in a replacement mount for it (If they're not too
expensive!) or considering some surgery of the existing one.

Jon

Jon Senior:

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It sounds startling similar to mine. I would recommend
investing in a replacement mount for it (If they're not
too expensive!) or considering some surgery of the
existing one.

Unfortunately, replacement mounts for Cateye computers are
almost as expensive as buying a whole new computer set.

If I'd kept the mount for the Velo that got run over I'd
happily donate it, btu foolishly I didn't think to keep it.

d.

Thanks for these recommendations, I shall be able to improve
my data collection.

TerryJ