Cyclometer on rear wheel?

Bob said:

Forgive me this is very elementary. I recently bought an indoor trainer for
my bike and I love it. I would like to have the bike's computer sensor on
the rear wheel instead of the front so I can use it while training indoors.
Do I need a special computer to do this with or can the front mounted simply
be moved? Recommendations please.

Also is there any negative having it set up this way during "normal" outdoor
usage?

3Thanks in advance... Bob

That's how my Cateye Astrale 8 is set up on my bike and for the same
reason of being able to measure speed when it's sitting on the
trainer. It works very well with no side affects, just be careful when
running the cable along the downtube and under the bb to avoid
snagging while pedaling.

Marz said:

Bob said:

Forgive me this is very elementary. I recently bought an indoor trainer for
my bike and I love it. I would like to have the bike's computer sensor on
the rear wheel instead of the front so I can use it while training indoors.
Do I need a special computer to do this with or can the front mounted simply
be moved? Recommendations please.

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Also is there any negative having it set up this way during "normal" outdoor
usage?

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3Thanks in advance... Bob

That's how my Cateye Astrale 8 is set up on my bike and for the same
reason of being able to measure speed when it's sitting on the
trainer. It works very well with no side affects, just be careful when
running the cable along the downtube and under the bb to avoid
snagging while pedaling.

Your front-mount cable may not be long enugh, so you may need a rear-
wheel-specific kit, with a longer wire.

Also, on mountain bikes, the wide tire clearance may mean you have to
kludge something together to get the sensor close enough to the magnet.

Bob,

I had the same issue when setting up my road bike with the Flight Deck/STI.
The biggest issue for my situation was the fact that there wasn't enough
wire to run the pickup to the rear wheel. You need to extend the wire by
either having an unplugable extension or by soldering in additional wire.
As for a real-world reason to have the computer pickup up front?? Near as I
can figure it's economics - less wire... Seriously though, I'm sure there's
a good reason for it but setting these things up on trainers becomes a
hassle and that's what I did to fix it. Unless you go wireless - then you
have even bigger issues for relocating pickups, etc.

I hope this helps?
Andrew.

Bob said:

Forgive me this is very elementary. I recently bought an indoor trainer for
my bike and I love it. I would like to have the bike's computer sensor on
the rear wheel instead of the front so I can use it while training indoors.
Do I need a special computer to do this with or can the front mounted simply
be moved? Recommendations please.

Also is there any negative having it set up this way during "normal" outdoor
usage?

3Thanks in advance... Bob

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Forgive me this is very elementary. I recently bought an indoor trainer

for

Quoted message said:

my bike and I love it. I would like to have the bike's computer sensor on
the rear wheel instead of the front so I can use it while training

indoors.

Quoted message said:

Do I need a special computer to do this with or can the front mounted

simply

Quoted message said:

be moved? Recommendations please.

Also is there any negative having it set up this way during "normal"

outdoor

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usage?

3Thanks in advance... Bob

Get a piece of cardboard and write 0 mph and 0 miles. Tape it to your
handlebar. That's how fast and how far you've gone on your trainer.

http://gayasstrikes.blogspot.com/2007/01/gay-ass-wireless-trainer-cyclocomputer.html

in rec.bicycles.tech 'Bob said:

Forgive me this is very elementary. I recently bought an indoor trainer for
my bike and I love it. I would like to have the bike's computer sensor on
the rear wheel instead of the front so I can use it while training indoors.
Do I need a special computer to do this with or can the front mounted simply
be moved? Recommendations please.

Also is there any negative having it set up this way during "normal" outdoor
usage?

3Thanks in advance... Bob

I have done it thus. When I tried it with a wireless, it didn't work.
Someone said that the sending and receiver had to stay in the same
plane. The wired units work, of course, but you have more wire. Get a
second one and put it on the trainer?

Jones... who has an altimeter and GPS on his indor trainer!!!

in rec.bicycles.tech 'Kurd said:

Get a piece of cardboard and write 0 mph and 0 miles. Tape it to your
handlebar. That's how fast and how far you've gone on your trainer.

Yeah, but gone from *where*... that's the question! You'll never get
back to your current location if you don't know how far away from it
you are.

Jones... who uses bread crumbs.

Bob said:

Forgive me this is very elementary. I recently bought an indoor trainer for
my bike and I love it. I would like to have the bike's computer sensor on
the rear wheel instead of the front so I can use it while training indoors.
Do I need a special computer to do this with or can the front mounted simply
be moved? Recommendations please.

Also is there any negative having it set up this way during "normal" outdoor
usage?

3Thanks in advance... Bob

Had one friend who just got a second cheap computer, mounted it on the
rear wheel and the display on the seat post tube. She got plenty of
strange looks and remarks, but they stopped when she told them it was
for logging trainer miles. Of course, she then started logging both
odometers and wondered why they where different. Told her the front
wheel, on a curve, travels a farther distance, so a curvy ride the
front will show more miles, and since a rear wheel supports more
weight it comresses more and shows more distance on a straight ride.

There's one in every crowd.

Bob

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Forgive me this is very elementary. I recently bought an indoor trainer

for

Quoted message said:

my bike and I love it. I would like to have the bike's computer sensor

on

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the rear wheel instead of the front so I can use it while training

indoors.

Quoted message said:

Do I need a special computer to do this with or can the front mounted

simply

Quoted message said:

be moved? Recommendations please.

Also is there any negative having it set up this way during "normal"

outdoor

Quoted message said:

usage?

3Thanks in advance... Bob

Get a piece of cardboard and write 0 mph and 0 miles. Tape it to your
handlebar. That's how fast and how far you've gone on your trainer.

http://gayasstrikes.blogspot.com/2007/01/gay-ass-wireless-trainer-cyclocomputer.html

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The only problem with that is I'd like to work on my cadence also, so I
would need to be able to see the computer. Most of the idea in the first
place is to give me motivation to keep pedaling..

Bob

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Bob said:

Forgive me this is very elementary. I recently bought an indoor trainer

for

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

my bike and I love it. I would like to have the bike's computer sensor

on

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the rear wheel instead of the front so I can use it while training

indoors.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Do I need a special computer to do this with or can the front mounted

simply

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

be moved? Recommendations please.

Also is there any negative having it set up this way during "normal"

outdoor

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

usage?

3Thanks in advance... Bob

Had one friend who just got a second cheap computer, mounted it on the
rear wheel and the display on the seat post tube. She got plenty of
strange looks and remarks, but they stopped when she told them it was
for logging trainer miles. Of course, she then started logging both
odometers and wondered why they where different. Told her the front
wheel, on a curve, travels a farther distance, so a curvy ride the
front will show more miles, and since a rear wheel supports more
weight it comresses more and shows more distance on a straight ride.

Bob said:

There's one in every crowd.

Bob

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Forgive me this is very elementary. I recently bought an indoor trainer

for

Quoted message said:

my bike and I love it. I would like to have the bike's computer sensor

on

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the rear wheel instead of the front so I can use it while training

indoors.

Quoted message said:

Do I need a special computer to do this with or can the front mounted

simply

Quoted message said:

be moved? Recommendations please.

Quoted message said:

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Also is there any negative having it set up this way during "normal"

outdoor

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usage?

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3Thanks in advance... Bob

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Get a piece of cardboard and write 0 mph and 0 miles. Tape it to your
handlebar. That's how fast and how far you've gone on your trainer.

http://gayasstrikes.blogspot.com/2007/01/gay-ass-wireless-trainer-cyc...

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And sometimes, he's actually funny. I laughed at this comment, and
think I'll affix said speedo to the wall in front of my rollers.
Maybe it won't seem to be raining _that_ hard when faced with the
reality of the stats on an indoor ride.

Bob said:

Forgive me this is very elementary. I recently bought an indoor trainer for
my bike and I love it. I would like to have the bike's computer sensor on
the rear wheel instead of the front so I can use it while training indoors.
Do I need a special computer to do this with or can the front mounted simply
be moved? Recommendations please.

Also is there any negative having it set up this way during "normal" outdoor
usage?

3Thanks in advance... Bob

Cateye and probably many others have extra mounting kits for aero
bars. These may be long enough to go to the back wheel and still
mount beside the stem. A friend bought a computer and the sensor
would not mount very well on the flat bladed fork so he mounted the
sensor on the seatstays and ran the wire along the top tube. Wire was
not long enough so the computer is mounted on the top tube behind the
head tube.

Kurd said:

Get a piece of cardboard and write 0 mph and 0 miles. Tape it
to your handlebar. That's how fast and how far you've gone on
your trainer.

http://gayasstrikes.blogspot.com/2007/01/gay-ass-wireless-trainer-cyclocomputer.html

That'd go reasonably well with an Irish clock:
http://www.yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html

John

I called Cateye and they said they had a longer cable for $14 that fit any
of their units, I was going to order it but then they told me something I
wasn't aware of. All units with cadence work off the rear wheel. I found a
Cateye Astrale 8 new for $29.99 on eBay. Since I've always wanted one with
cadence anyway I went for it.

Bob

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Bob said:

Forgive me this is very elementary. I recently bought an indoor trainer

for

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

my bike and I love it. I would like to have the bike's computer sensor

on

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the rear wheel instead of the front so I can use it while training

indoors.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Do I need a special computer to do this with or can the front mounted

simply

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

be moved? Recommendations please.

Also is there any negative having it set up this way during "normal"

outdoor

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

usage?

3Thanks in advance... Bob

Cateye and probably many others have extra mounting kits for aero
bars. These may be long enough to go to the back wheel and still
mount beside the stem. A friend bought a computer and the sensor
would not mount very well on the flat bladed fork so he mounted the
sensor on the seatstays and ran the wire along the top tube. Wire was
not long enough so the computer is mounted on the top tube behind the
head tube.