Cyclometer for a cyclocross fork?

"kwalters" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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My Avocet pickup unit won't fit on the massive dropouts
on my C'dale cross fork. The spoke-mounted magnet on a
Sigma I tried is much too far from the sending unit on
the inside of the fork blade. Any suggestions as to what
might work? Not doing any cyclocross so I don't have to
worry about exposed wires, etc., but I do like neatness.

Thanks. Ken

I'm confused about the dropout issue. If you have a typical wheel with the
flange width being around 37mm from center, then you should be able to get a
spoke magnet near the hub and a sensor near the hub. Most forks I know of
won't allow both a spoke magnet and a sensor to fit just above the dropout
because they'll hit.

Do you have a picture of your setup? I can't visualize it.

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

kwalters said:

My Avocet pickup unit won't fit on the massive dropouts
on my C'dale cross fork. The spoke-mounted magnet on a
Sigma I tried is much too far from the sending unit on
the inside of the fork blade. Any suggestions as to what
might work? Not doing any cyclocross so I don't have to
worry about exposed wires, etc., but I do like neatness.

Thanks. Ken

cateye. Mounts for any fork or handlebar-

Phil said:

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

My Avocet pickup unit won't fit on the massive dropouts
on my C'dale cross fork. The spoke-mounted magnet on a
Sigma I tried is much too far from the sending unit on
the inside of the fork blade. Any suggestions as to what
might work? Not doing any cyclocross so I don't have to
worry about exposed wires, etc., but I do like neatness.

Thanks. Ken

I'm confused about the dropout issue. If you have a typical wheel with the
flange width being around 37mm from center, then you should be able to get a
spoke magnet near the hub and a sensor near the hub. Most forks I know of
won't allow both a spoke magnet and a sensor to fit just above the dropout
because they'll hit.

Do you have a picture of your setup? I can't visualize it.

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

I'm not the OP, but I had problems mounting an Avocet cyclometer, too.
The sensor is designed to clip onto a standard fork end which is what,
about 3mm thick? And, the transmitter ring mounts onto the outside of
the hub flange. This set-up worked well enough with my old steel forks,
but when I switched to a LOOK carbon fork, there wasn't enough
clearance between mu Dura Ace front hub flange and the fork end. I had
to abandon the whole set-up and switch to a cyclometer with a fork
blade-mounted pickup and a spoke-mounted transmitter magnet.

Avocet makes an adapter to mount the pick-up on the fork leg. It mounts w/ a
couple of zip ties. It looks like it would fit any diameter fork. I believe
it is still available.
Andy
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Phil said:

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

My Avocet pickup unit won't fit on the massive dropouts
on my C'dale cross fork. The spoke-mounted magnet on a
Sigma I tried is much too far from the sending unit on
the inside of the fork blade. Any suggestions as to what
might work? Not doing any cyclocross so I don't have to
worry about exposed wires, etc., but I do like neatness.

Thanks. Ken

I'm confused about the dropout issue. If you have a typical wheel with
the
flange width being around 37mm from center, then you should be able to
get a
spoke magnet near the hub and a sensor near the hub. Most forks I know
of
won't allow both a spoke magnet and a sensor to fit just above the
dropout
because they'll hit.

Do you have a picture of your setup? I can't visualize it.

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

I'm not the OP, but I had problems mounting an Avocet cyclometer, too.
The sensor is designed to clip onto a standard fork end which is what,
about 3mm thick? And, the transmitter ring mounts onto the outside of
the hub flange. This set-up worked well enough with my old steel forks,
but when I switched to a LOOK carbon fork, there wasn't enough
clearance between mu Dura Ace front hub flange and the fork end. I had
to abandon the whole set-up and switch to a cyclometer with a fork
blade-mounted pickup and a spoke-mounted transmitter magnet.