Wireless Computers

Duram said:

I tried to install a wireless bike computer in my under control bent but it
did not
work, the front wheel is far from the lcd and out of angle.
Did you also had problems with wireless pc? how did you install it?

Looks like you're not getting any other answers to this, so thought I'd
try. I installed a Polar unit on my Rans Vrex, but in order for the
unit to pick up the distance and pedal rate info I contructed a mount to
hold the receiver. The mount was essentially one of those rear
reflectors that mounts on the seat post of a DF bike. I broke off the
reflector part and glued a piece of closed-cell pad. The neat thing
about the reflector mount is that you can adjust it so that you can see
the display between you legs, at about waist-high level. It's close
enough to the front wheel and the pedals to pick up cadence and speed,
and still close enough to the chest strap to pick up heartrate. The
receiver is normally worn on the wrist, or on one of those handlebar
mounts that Polar makes. I removed the wrist strap and replaced it with
a section cut out of an inner tube so that I could just stretch it
around the mount so it ends up in about the same attitude as the
reflector that I broke off.

You can modify this approach with some other sort of jury rig, but the
basic deal is that you don't mount the wireless to the handlebars, but
to the riser.

Does that help?

No, I gave up and installed the wired one, it is in front of me
and not between my legs, much better that way.
It´s not nice to see wires but works 100%
Thanks.

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Looks like you're not getting any other answers to this, so thought I'd
try. I installed a Polar unit on my Rans Vrex, but in order for the
unit to pick up the distance and pedal rate info I contructed a mount to
hold the receiver. The mount was essentially one of those rear
reflectors that mounts on the seat post of a DF bike. I broke off the
reflector part and glued a piece of closed-cell pad. The neat thing
about the reflector mount is that you can adjust it so that you can see
the display between you legs, at about waist-high level. It's close
enough to the front wheel and the pedals to pick up cadence and speed,
and still close enough to the chest strap to pick up heartrate. The
receiver is normally worn on the wrist, or on one of those handlebar
mounts that Polar makes. I removed the wrist strap and replaced it with
a section cut out of an inner tube so that I could just stretch it
around the mount so it ends up in about the same attitude as the
reflector that I broke off.

You can modify this approach with some other sort of jury rig, but the
basic deal is that you don't mount the wireless to the handlebars, but
to the riser.

Does that help?

Duram danur@ said:

I tried to install a wireless bike computer in my under control bent but it
did not
work, the front wheel is far from the lcd and out of angle.
Did you also had problems with wireless pc? how did you install it?

I know someone who opened his sensor and moved the transmitter coil
somewhere closer to the computer, by resoldering it with wires. Some
solution, probably not what you want because you have to demolish the
original sensor.

/Bastiaan