flight deck????? i'm totally confused

alun arnold
alun arnold Posts: 36
edited April 2009 in Road buying advice
Hi, i'm looking at buying a flight deck computer to go with my 10 speed dura ace and i am totally confused with what i need to get. there's that many different types of kits to go with them.I dont care about heart monitors and that sort of stuff, all i'm looking for is a simple computer(cadence would be nice though) can anybody point me in the right direction, thanks very much.

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  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    With Flightdeck you get (virtual) cadence anyway without the second sensor because it knows what gear you're in and how fast you're going and does the back-calculation.

    You need to buy the computer and the sensor / mounting kit separately, although sometimes you see them sold as a bundle. There are wired and wireless versions. can't help with model numbers etc.
  • Stan_Dingup
    Stan_Dingup Posts: 4
    Hi,

    I've just bought the same for my new bike I'm picking up at the weekend. (just need to persuade the shop to fit it for me as I don't want to mess up re taping the bars on a brand new bike!)

    Anyway, if you're on 10 speed Dura-Ace (7800) you will need the head unit SC-6502. Cheapest place I found was http://www.boneshakersbikes.co.uk/acatalog/Shimano.html at £23.49

    You will also need the mounting kit SM-SC70, I got mine last week from Totalcycling.com for £47 but it seems to have gone up to £75 now.

    As I said, worth bearing in mind that youll need to run the cables to the STi levers under the tape so will need a retape.

    Other than that, no idea how it actually works, still waiting to pick the bike up it's going on.

    3 days and counting...! :D


    Cheers
  • shmo
    shmo Posts: 321
    You most likely need the SM-SC70 sensor kit and the SC-6502 display unit. I use those with my ultegra-SL shifters but they do say they are dura ace 10 speed compatible as well.
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    I've got one(wireless). Nice, does what it's supposed to do and keeps track of more info than I care to use. Difficult to set up though. Not on the bike, but setting up the computer head to work right can be a bit of a challenge. Lots of "stuff" to enter i.e. rear cog sizes,
    tire circumference, chain ring sizes, and a few other odds and ends things. Took me a while. Then again I'm not the brightest bulb in the closet. Bought mine 5 years ago and
    after the initial setup haven't had any problems other than it needing new batteries. I like it.
    Hopefully the booklet that comes with it has been updated since I bought mine and made a bit easier to follow on the setup.
    Good luck.
    Dennis Noward

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