Trek Incite 9i, but with cadence....?

Quoted message said:

I have the 9i wireless, which I love, but would like to add cadence.

Love the quality and simplicity of the Trek.

Love the clean look of the wireless.

What are my options?

THANKS!

-Bob

Bob: Wireless cadence is a tough act. Some of the units out there are
nightmarish... for example, I will never, ever sell another Polar CS200 for
as long as I live. And the units that use bluetooth-style technology, like
the Trek digital incite, have problems staying "paired" at times, and
nobody, to the best of my knowledge, has a one-button pairing function to
get things working again. The most-reliable I've seen have been the Garmins,
which, of course, include a GPS unit so they're rather expensive.

A less-expensive option is the Trek Incite model that has wired cadence,
wireless speed, as well as heart monitor and altimeter (an altimeter that
really works). Trek had a promotion on those a while ago where a shop could
sell them for as low as $80; regular price runs $119.99. Very reliable unit.
It's called the ACH Wireless (*not* the Digital ACH). Only issue is that you
will have a wire running from the computer to the crank.

But... do you really need cadence? I find myself interested in cadence maybe
one week out of the year, so I just count the revolutions in 15 seconds and
multiply by 4.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

Quoted message said:

I have the 9i wireless, which I love, but would like to add cadence.
Love the quality and simplicity of the Trek.
Love the clean look of the wireless.
What are my options?

Learn to live without love?

--
mac the naïf

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I have the 9i wireless, which I love, but would like to add cadence.
Love the quality and simplicity of the Trek.
Love the clean look of the wireless.
What are my options?

Learn to live without love?

so now you're narrating my life...

;-)

-Bob

Hell And High Water said:

I have the 9i wireless, which I love, but would like to add cadence.

Love the quality and simplicity of the Trek.

Love the clean look of the wireless.

What are my options?

THANKS!

-Bob

Sigma BC1606 is your option. $72 from Nashbar. $80 at REI.

It's really nice to have cadence on the computer, but wireless cadence
is pretty rare.

On May 29, 4:26 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" <[email hidden]>

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Quoted message said:

I have the 9i wireless, which I love, but would like to add cadence.

Quoted message said:

Love the quality and simplicity of the Trek.

Quoted message said:

Love the clean look of the wireless.

Quoted message said:

What are my options?

Quoted message said:

THANKS!

Quoted message said:

-Bob

Bob: Wireless cadence is a tough act. Some of the units out there are
nightmarish... for example, I will never, ever sell another Polar CS200 for
as long as I live. And the units that use bluetooth-style technology, like
the Trek digital incite, have problems staying "paired" at times, and
nobody, to the best of my knowledge, has a one-button pairing function to
get things working again. The most-reliable I've seen have been the Garmins,
which, of course, include a GPS unit so they're rather expensive.

A less-expensive option is the Trek Incite model that has wired cadence,
wireless speed, as well as heart monitor and altimeter (an altimeter that
really works). Trek had a promotion on those a while ago where a shop could
sell them for as low as $80; regular price runs $119.99. Very reliable unit.
It's called the ACH Wireless (*not* the Digital ACH). Only issue is that you
will have a wire running from the computer to the crank.

But... do you really need cadence? I find myself interested in cadence maybe
one week out of the year, so I just count the revolutions in 15 seconds and
multiply by 4.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

Some swear by a cadence option, others swear at it. Personally, I like
knowing my cadence but the counting and multiplying thing never really
worked for me. I found myself mixing up the revolution count with the
time count and always seemed to be spinning at 60 rpm. ;-)
Okay, maybe that's an exaggeration but if my options are to: A- Look
at a watch to keep track of the time elapsed, then count revolutions,
and then multiply or B- use a cyclocomputer with cadence, I'll pick
B.
I agree with you on the wireless aspect though. To me, the expense and
hassle isn't worth it just to eliminate a couple barely noticeable
wires especially when I can remember brake cables that seemed to soar
in large (but graceful) arcs from the levers. It all depends on one's
frame of reference I guess.

Regards,
Bob Hunt

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I have the 9i wireless, which I love, but would like to add cadence.

Love the quality and simplicity of the Trek.

Love the clean look of the wireless.

What are my options?

THANKS!

-Bob

Bob: Wireless cadence is a tough act. Some of the units out there are
nightmarish... for example, I will never, ever sell another Polar CS200 for
as long as I live. And the units that use bluetooth-style technology, like
the Trek digital incite, have problems staying "paired" at times, and
nobody, to the best of my knowledge, has a one-button pairing function to
get things working again. The most-reliable I've seen have been the Garmins,
which, of course, include a GPS unit so they're rather expensive.

A less-expensive option is the Trek Incite model that has wired cadence,
wireless speed, as well as heart monitor and altimeter (an altimeter that
really works). Trek had a promotion on those a while ago where a shop could
sell them for as low as $80; regular price runs $119.99. Very reliable unit.
It's called the ACH Wireless (*not* the Digital ACH). Only issue is that you
will have a wire running from the computer to the crank.

But... do you really need cadence? I find myself interested in cadence maybe
one week out of the year, so I just count the revolutions in 15 seconds and
multiply by 4.

Thanks Mike! I appreciate the thoughts!

-Bob