Which Computer?

NormanPrice

Morning All,

As the delivery of my bike gets closer I'm getting even more excited and starting to think about the little bits and bobs I'll need to get.

I've been looking at computers but there are just so many out there. Ideally I'd prefer a wireless one and only really need the basic functions of speed / distance / time. Cadence would be nice too though. Although it'd be nice to have, an altimeter and HRM don't really matter (for the time being at least) and they seem to push the cost up considerably.

The two I have more or less narrowed it down to are the Cateye Strada Double (£60) or the Blackburn Neuro 4 (£78). I'm drawn more to the Cateye because a)it's a name I know from my previous life in the saddle and b) it seems to have the same functions for almost £20 less.

What computer do you have, why, is it accurate and reliable and what would you recommend (or advise to avoid)?

Thanks in advance.

rolf_f

VDO - Cateyes always look a bit cheap to me. Mine was about £35 and has all the basic functions though I really only use distance and current speed plus occasionally average. What it does have, which is handy, is some internal memory store so you don't need to reset everything when you change batteries.

I also have a Lidl computer which cost £20 - despite separate buttons (potentially vulnerable to dirt ingress) and thousands of miles use, it is still fine. It has altimeter, heart rate monitor and all the standard functions. And the display is more comprehensive than the VDO (shows time, current , average and max speed all at the same time).

derosa

In my experience:
VDO seem to eat batteries like there's no tomorrow.
Sigma are fragile and unreliable.

Now use Cateye on all my steeds. They've never let me down and the battery life is excellent.

mroli

Cateye strada for me too. Never let me down, always done what I've wanted it to do.

craker

wired Cateye velo 8. Why have two batteries when one will do? £17

moonshine

cateye strada cadence (wired) for me - only prob has been a bit of corrosion on one of the contacts, which was sorted with a bit of emery paper & some WD40

Philby

Cateye Strada for me - no buttons, long battery life and clear display. Does everything I need from a bike computer.

ynyswen24

Never had a problem with Sigma.

Or the really cheap ones from Aldi.

But I really want a Garmin 500

NormanPrice

Cheers for the replies folks.

Think it'll be the Cateye Strada Wireless double for me then although just spent my Cycle Computer money on a cheap but decent Trek 7100FX for the wife lol.

I'll have to disguise the Cycle computer purchase as something else I guess so she doesn't have a go at me for spending too much on cycle gear.

Mystique

I've just downloaded the "Cyclemeter" trip computer app for my iPhone (similar functionality to the Garmins etc). Anyone used this yet?? - Any recommendations for a handlebar mount for the iPhone??