Wireless or wired computer?

flester
flester Posts: 464
edited May 2009 in Road buying advice
Am replacing a Cateye Velo 5 which died (rain got in) but suited me just fine. I just missed the Aldi and Lidl specials.

For touring/leisure/commuting, with just basic functions (e.g. current speed, odometer, trip distance) is a wireless computer worth the bother?
'I do not believe in the three-speed gear at all', the sergeant was saying. 'It is a newfangled instrument, it crucificies the legs, the half of the accidents are due to it.' (From 'The Third Policeman')

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  • MegaCycle
    MegaCycle Posts: 236
    um...what bother? You mean the bother of not having to tediously thread a lead around your brake cables?
  • ukracer
    ukracer Posts: 421
    i have a cateye strade wireless for sale £25 delivered
    Used for 100 miles still got box and all instructions/paperwork!!!....
  • flester
    flester Posts: 464
    MegaCycle wrote:
    um...what bother? You mean the bother of not having to tediously thread a lead around your brake cables?

    What I really meant to ask was 'Is there bother?'. My limited experience of wireless anything suggests possible issues e.g. transmitter battery failing, interference etc. Maybe I trust a bit of wire more.
    'I do not believe in the three-speed gear at all', the sergeant was saying. 'It is a newfangled instrument, it crucificies the legs, the half of the accidents are due to it.' (From 'The Third Policeman')
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    wires can have problems too, with cables getting damaged etc.

    I wouldn't say one was clearly 'better' than another, but one is cheaper.
    Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer
  • mike ives
    mike ives Posts: 319
    I ha wired computer when bought my first bike. I replaced it with a wireless version and then bought another for my second bike. I would never go back to using a wired type. Never had a problem with set-up. On is a cheap Halfords, the other is a Cateye. Go on - buy one. You know it makes sense.
  • flester
    flester Posts: 464
    Well, I got a new wired Cateye and, surprisingly, it still fits the old bracket so I don't need to tediously thread the lead around the brake cable again.
    'I do not believe in the three-speed gear at all', the sergeant was saying. 'It is a newfangled instrument, it crucificies the legs, the half of the accidents are due to it.' (From 'The Third Policeman')
  • flester
    flester Posts: 464
    Just curious, what time is it in the UK? I thought UK & ROI were the same but here it's 18:37, and the forum says it's 17:37
    'I do not believe in the three-speed gear at all', the sergeant was saying. 'It is a newfangled instrument, it crucificies the legs, the half of the accidents are due to it.' (From 'The Third Policeman')
  • mike ives
    mike ives Posts: 319
    On th next stroke it will be ...................................................
  • Wappygixer
    Wappygixer Posts: 1,396
    I'm wireless all the way now.

    Only issue I've found is with my Hope LED light on full power , it knocks out the signal.
  • flester
    flester Posts: 464
    Wappygixer wrote:
    I'm wireless all the way now.

    Only issue I've found is with my Hope LED light on full power , it knocks out the signal.
    See, thats the sort of stuff I mean. That would drive me mad, the signal coming and gooing for whatever reason.
    'I do not believe in the three-speed gear at all', the sergeant was saying. 'It is a newfangled instrument, it crucificies the legs, the half of the accidents are due to it.' (From 'The Third Policeman')
  • wiffachip
    wiffachip Posts: 861
    i wouldn't worry about missing the aldi/lidl stuff, they'll be back soon, though mine has suddenly decided to knock about 5% off the trip distance, which is a minor inconvenience
  • brighton-biker
    brighton-biker Posts: 31
    The Cateye Strade Wireless is niiiice. Mounting bracket can attach to stem or handlebar and still be the right way up to read. Haven't had signal issues.

    I wonder why a Light would knock out the wireless signal?!
    Wanna go for a ride? :)

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