Reccomend me a Bicycle computer - wireless

JamesFree
JamesFree Posts: 703
edited August 2010 in Road beginners
Looking to spend £20-£40 what are the best ones for the money?

Thanks

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  • davidcambridge1
    davidcambridge1 Posts: 275
    Cateye Strada Wireless!!
  • stokepa31
    stokepa31 Posts: 560
    Garmin 705 :)

    if you just want a good solid simple one then the strada is v good
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  • sturmey
    sturmey Posts: 964
    Cateye Strada Wireless!!

    +1

    small,easy to read/use,no reliability problems apart from 1x battery change in 12months
  • Lillywhite
    Lillywhite Posts: 742
    Cateye Micro wireless are very neat and you should be able to pick one up for around £25, despite the RRP being £40. It does not measure cadence, however, and it's something that I've never bothered with since I rely on my own judgement for that. :wink:
  • LazyLoki
    LazyLoki Posts: 127
    Strada wireless!
  • JamesFree
    JamesFree Posts: 703
    Due to my lack of patience I had to pop out today as couldn't wait a few days for a online one, had a look at the Cateye ones and also a Bontrager one, and much preferred the display and fitting to my front fork, really nice unit for £30 really recommend it.

    Have a look here http://www.bontrager.com/model/08796
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    As long as you're happy with it, is all that matters.
    I'd say the Cateye's rocker action would be less fussy, but you got what you wanted.
    Now, get out and ride... :wink:
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • JamesFree
    JamesFree Posts: 703
    I even fitted it outside the bike shop :D

    Had a nice 10 mile ride home at a nice average 18.5MPH, its nice to have something to gauge my pace against now
  • fastbatard
    fastbatard Posts: 137
    JamesFree wrote:
    Due to my lack of patience I had to pop out today as couldn't wait a few days for a online one, had a look at the Cateye ones and also a Bontrager one, and much preferred the display and fitting to my front fork, really nice unit for £30 really recommend it.

    Have a look here http://www.bontrager.com/model/08796

    Does the Bontrager one show the temperature? I figure this could be useful for commuting in winter.
  • JamesFree
    JamesFree Posts: 703
    yup it shows temp, also has a backlight which is useful at night.
  • fastbatard
    fastbatard Posts: 137
    JamesFree wrote:
    I even fitted it outside the bike shop :D

    Had a nice 10 mile ride home at a nice average 18.5MPH, its nice to have something to gauge my pace against now

    I got the trip 5w too and tried fitting it today but not sure which way round to put the sensor or which fork to fit it to. Just wondered if you could tell me how you fitted yours, I'm probably just been daft!
    Cheers.
  • EX DH
    EX DH Posts: 194
    Battery to the out side sensor to the wheel ? :wink:

    Speaking of battery, i have a cateye strada wireless and changed the battery in both the sensor and the unit today, it wipes everything when you take the old battery out.
    The ride.
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  • fastbatard
    fastbatard Posts: 137
    I was just being daft! After contacting Trek/Bontrager sensor can be fitted either way up to front or rear of either fork. FInd it odd that the trip counter/trip time and avg speed can only be reset when computer is removed from its mount. Is this normal?
  • jbrown1
    jbrown1 Posts: 4
    The Aldi one for £15 is pretty good value.
  • psiturbo
    psiturbo Posts: 64
    Stay away from Sigma wireless, bought two of them and wasted my money. They offer 5 year warranty, now I am kicking myself as I cant find the receipts.

    I ended buying a wired Cateye Strada 8, number one reason is I got tired of buying batteries again and again for wirelss.

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