Computers: What meets my requirements?
edeverett
Posts: 224
So I've narrowed down my requirements for my perfect bike computer but I'm struggling to find something that matches. Any help would be much appreciated.
Must have features:
* Speed, Average speed, Distance, Time etc. (Just the basics)
* Cadence - very important.
* Robust - I seem to break computers by looking at them.
* Very waterproof - whenever I go on a long ride there is torrential rain for 5 hours.
* Stem mounting.
I think it needs to be wired as it will be used alongside a (basic) GPS unit and high power LED headlights. Do modern wireless computers cope with this? The ones I've tried don't.
Things that would be nice but I can live without:
* Heart rate,
* Lap times
* Backlight
I'll consider anything up to £100 but that would be really pushing it. I've thought about a posher GPS unit with maps and the like but I need something with a long battery time (and I have a basic Etrex for navigation)
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Must have features:
* Speed, Average speed, Distance, Time etc. (Just the basics)
* Cadence - very important.
* Robust - I seem to break computers by looking at them.
* Very waterproof - whenever I go on a long ride there is torrential rain for 5 hours.
* Stem mounting.
I think it needs to be wired as it will be used alongside a (basic) GPS unit and high power LED headlights. Do modern wireless computers cope with this? The ones I've tried don't.
Things that would be nice but I can live without:
* Heart rate,
* Lap times
* Backlight
I'll consider anything up to £100 but that would be really pushing it. I've thought about a posher GPS unit with maps and the like but I need something with a long battery time (and I have a basic Etrex for navigation)
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Have a look at a Polar CS200CAD
Does everything you want, is wireless (inc the cadence sensor) and is under £100.
And it's bomb proof - my heart rate belt accidentally went in the washing machine. It still works and smells lovely.Expertly coached by http://www.vitessecyclecoaching.co.uk/
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Cateye do a wired cadence Strada
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=28224
they also do a wireless version, which is more cash but obviously does away with the cadence wire, which is a tad tricky to hide/integrateFacts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer0 -
Thanks for the replies.
I'd love a polar, but they have a poor reputation for reliability (especially as they are priced as a premium product) and the fact that they are wireless counts them out as I need a computer to work next to a GPS unit and LED lights without interferance.
The cateye does look like it would fit the bill, I'd somehow overlooked that they had a wired version. However I've managed to break the wires on a Cateye before and I've sworn never to buy any more of their lights as they have a strong urge to jump off the bike and smash themselves to peices on the tarmac.
I might be tempted to give Cateye another go, but would be interested if there's recommendations for products from other brands. I guess I'm just getting a bit jaded with the reliability of electronic bike accessories...
Does anyone have a brand of bike computers that they would expect to last (almost) forever?
Cheers,
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I've had a Cateye Enduro with the burly wires for years but no cadence.
Just a note: I recently bought a Strada wireless (non cadence) and that's just packed up and been sent back.Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer0