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Fun installing an Ergobrain

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  1. I've installed a few computers on different
    bikes over the years but for complexity and
    fiddly bits, the ergo wins. The stuff I'd
    read on the web said allow 2 hours - I reckon
    I took 3 distributed over several evenings.
    It comes in two boxes (one for mount kit, one
    for the head unit). The mounting kit has several
    containers of little, easily lost bits. I suggest
    you sweep your shed floor *before* opening any
    of these packets.

    The head unit has 4 wires coming out of it,
    one for the speed, one for cadence and one
    each for the controls that are integrated into
    the Ergolevers - the coolest thing about the
    ergobrain.

    Lots of wires - the mounting kit included 9 cable
    ties. I ended up using 17 - the bike looked like a
    "Bike that ate Paris" before I snipped off the ends.
    Fortunately, the deal I got included bar-tape which
    I need after damaging the original tape.

    Likes: Controls in levers, head unit out in
    front, cadence, uses autostart and manual start
    simultaneously, shows current gear.

    Dislikes: Wires, wires and more wires. The front
    of my bike looks like a rat's nest - greatly upsetting
    my minimalist aesthetic principles. No HR.

    Would I recommend it to anyone? Hmm, tough call. I'll
    see how it goes after a few kms and whether I would want
    to lose the integrated controls.

    Duncan.

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