Bike Computer - What do you use?

DjSatansfury

Sorry if this in the wrong place.

Looking to get a cheap, bike computer. Not sure how much benefit there is between Wired and Wireless.

So whats available out there, best bang for buck? And what do you use?

(Also is there any decent ones with Temperature? As many dont seem to do it!)

Lustral

I use a Cateye Strada Wireless in White very small and compact. Got my LBS to fit mine when they built my bike.

cat_with_no_tail

I use a Cateye micro wireless, have done for ages. Cheap, reliable, light, easy to fit and has all the functions i really NEED.

Clock
Current speed
Odometer
Maximum speed
trip distance (2)
trip time (2)
average speed
Pace arrows

You can pick them up for less than £30. Backlight is a bit fiddly to get to if you do a stem mount (like I did). Other than that though, can't fault it at all.

Do you really NEED a temp guage? Or is it just one more screen to cycle through and (potentially) one more thing to go wrong?

If you want something with all the gadgets, bells and whistles, the Garmin Edge range is supposed to be pretty good. there was one up for sale on the classifieds over the weekend too.

Surf-Matt

VDO C1 on mine VDO C2 on wife's. Both wireless, bombproof and good vfm. And small too.

DjSatansfury

Nah i dont need one with temperature, just seemed a nice option!

soy_sauce

Cateye VELO 8 - wired. cost me £14. RRP £19

Clock
Current speed
Pace arrows
trip time
trip distance
average speed
maximum speed
Cal. meter
Odometer

really easy to get it setup. personally i don't find the cable annoying.

Dazzza

Cateye strada.

xtreem

[b]soy_sauce[/b] wrote:

Cateye VELO 8

+1

Perfect in all weather conditions, rain, mud, cold -30°C, hot +40°C, and the best thing is
that it shows the speed up to 300km/h,................................. because you never know.

[b]soy_sauce[/b] wrote:

personally i don't find the cable annoying.

What cable? Fitted once, never thought on it again.

DjSatansfury

I suppose it depends on what you're doing with the bike, for a cable to be an annoyance or not.

RealMan

Cateye strada wireless here as well. Great fit and forget (until you want to know your speed or whatever). Never had any problems with it.

Garmin Edge are good if you want to spend a bit more money as well.

deffler

Ive just ordereda strada in white however was very tempted with this, looks a bargain

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/productde ... 0000000000

plasma_man

I use an Edge 205.

Mainly so I can log all my routes onto google maps with all the info (distance, speed, elevation gains, weather, everage speed, average per km etc) and also so I can upload any old routes or take some other peoples routes and try them out. I found some great routes doing that (and some real stinkers too).

CommandoBoy

People tend to buy our cateye ones, even though the RSP ones are better and £5 cheaper

montriff

Just brought a wired one from asda has all the usual stuff as well as temp,back light and calories on it for a measley £5

montriff

just to add the functions are trip meter,max speed,average speed,timer,temperature,calories burned,fat burned,scan,freeze frame,odosave,speed comparator,speed tendency and backlight

cerouax

Got mine from Aldi (or Lidl - can't remember now) for £3.80 - bought 3- at that price it's cheaper than buying batteries, and you have spare bits. Still on the first one after about 4 or 5 months - still going strong. Wireless with enough functions for the money inc temp, cal, fat burned, av sp, distance etc. The only thing that didn't work were the shitty cable ties it came with. So far has proved to be waterproof too!

deeptheory

+1 for the strada wireless.

never let me down apart from me failing to notice the low battery sign leaving me stuck on 19mph 12 miles from home.

altough i'm not fussed about the hr monitor that cateye looks a bargain from ribble cycles.

matt748

Cat Eye Micro 10 here. Lots of functions. Fitting it tomorrow.

Surf-Matt

Can now add a Cateye Strada to the two VDOs! Got one for the road bike. Neat little thing!

alfablue

Surf-Matt wrote:

Can now add a Cateye Strada to the two VDOs! Got one for the road bike. Neat little thing!

Hey, I have the same computer collection as you! Yes the Strada is neat and very easy to read. The VDO's have fantastic after sales (they gave me a free new one after old one failed after 8 years!!!).

DrWorm

I use a Cateye micro wireless same as the poster above. It's simple, small, reliable, easy to use and if you lose it, it only cost you £30. The light is naff though.

marcaudsley

I also have a Strada wireless.
Unfortunately i had my bike nicked 8wk ago still with the wireless sensor & mount attached.
Contacted Cateye who put me onto UK supplier Zyro who said i could buy a 2nd bike kit
(sensor, mount etc) for 28.99 plus postage. Good after sales eh?
Now i'm stuck with a strada computer i cant use, Just gonna buy a Lidl / Aldi special i think

canada16

What ever happened to the good old days were you just went out to ride?

I still do, dont care how many calories I burn or were the path takes me.

I got there I know the route as I found it, and I will go back.

Never understood the computers.

Then again I am old school, I am 32, but remember fixing the old GT when I was 12 in the shed, and hoping for the best..

Mountain biking is for the thrill and rush, and not knowing what is over the next bend, but hey thats probably just me.

JMHO

ads4

Has anyone got a Knog Nerd yet?

DjSatansfury

I've ended up going for a £9 RSP 20 function wired one off Ebay

We'll see how it goes, if its crap, might look at the VDO's

alfablue

marcaudsley wrote:

I also have a Strada wireless.
Unfortunately i had my bike nicked 8wk ago still with the wireless sensor & mount attached.
Contacted Cateye who put me onto UK supplier Zyro who said i could buy a 2nd bike kit
(sensor, mount etc) for 28.99 plus postage. Good after sales eh?
Now i'm stuck with a strada computer i cant use, Just gonna buy a Lidl / Aldi special i think

I had a very bad experience with a warranty claim on a Cateye light via Zyro - to say they were utterly useless and unhelpful is putting it mildly - I have been very cautious of buying Cateye again, their lights are pretty flimsy and unreliable, the computers seem to be better, so I took the risk on the Strada, hoping never to need support (joke) from Zyro.

VDO on the other hand (as I said above) were amazing sending a new model upgrade replacement on my 8 year old computer - I do feel a lot of loyalty to companies that treat customers like this, and what a contrast to those rogues at Zyro!

dav1

strada wireless on the MTB, so far it has taken a lot of abuse and is still flawless!

Have a cateye velo 8 wired on the commuter/roadie which is also a very capable bit of kit!

mick_cornick

Cateye Enduro 8 the only one I know that's bombproof. I tried wireless and C+ recommended/test winners but they all break so KISS is how I choose my equipment now!

KISS=Keep It Simple Stupid

james0889

Mick Cornick wrote:

Cateye Enduro 8 the only one I know that's bombproof. I tried wireless and C+ recommended/test winners but they all break so KISS is how I choose my equipment now!

KISS=Keep It Simple Stupid

I wouldnt say bomb proof! Had the "heavy duty" cable on my MTB and got a large twig stuck which snapped the cable in an instant! Computer itself is pretty decent though.

nwmlarge

canada16 wrote:

What ever happened to the good old days were you just went out to ride?

I still do, dont care how many calories I burn or were the path takes me.

I got there I know the route as I found it, and I will go back.

Never understood the computers.

Then again I am old school, I am 32, but remember fixing the old GT when I was 12 in the shed, and hoping for the best..

Mountain biking is for the thrill and rush, and not knowing what is over the next bend, but hey thats probably just me.

JMHO

you're not alone
the only use i could discern was that you can show off about how fast you can go down hill.
33mph for the record when i was 16 lol
29 now and goign too fast to look down!

The Spiderman

Cateye micro is good.Find it much more intuitive to use than the Sigma unit on my road bike.