can anybody recommend a decent cycling computer

Bracey1970
Bracey1970 Posts: 20
edited June 2011 in Road beginners
not costing more than £50?
as I'm waiting for my cycle scehme voucher to come through, I'm trying to get some bits and pieces sorted,so what does everybody recommend ?
Specialized Secteur Elite-short fat bloke on a light fast bike

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  • sumosprintstar
    sumosprintstar Posts: 171
    I bought a Cateye Micro. For £40ish it is a great little gizmo.
  • Thebigbee
    Thebigbee Posts: 570
    Cateye Micro is a great computer at £29.99 from CRC
  • Frank the tank
    Frank the tank Posts: 6,553
    Cateye strada.
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    The above post may contain traces of sarcasm or/and bullsh*t.
  • Duffer65
    Duffer65 Posts: 341
    +1 Cateye Micro.
    Where would you be if you fell down a hole?.. Stuck down a hole... in the fog... Stuck down a hole, in the fog, at night... WITH AN OWL!
  • Bar Shaker
    Bar Shaker Posts: 2,313
    The Boardman one is £50 and includes cadence and altitude. It is also wireless to both sensors. Mine was simple to set up and has performed faultlessly .
    Boardman Elite SLR 9.2S
    Boardman FS Pro
  • Thebigbee
    Thebigbee Posts: 570
    Bar Shaker wrote:
    The Boardman one is £50 and includes cadence and altitude. It is also wireless to both sensors. Mine was simple to set up and has performed faultlessly .

    Where can you get it from?
  • keasden
    keasden Posts: 24
    Can highly recommend the wireless cateye strada. Had one on each of my last three bikes. Very easy to fit, simple to use and gives you all the info you need. Can be had for less than £40.
  • Bar Shaker
    Bar Shaker Posts: 2,313
    Thebigbee wrote:
    Bar Shaker wrote:
    The Boardman one is £50 and includes cadence and altitude. It is also wireless to both sensors. Mine was simple to set up and has performed faultlessly .

    Where can you get it from?

    Any Halfords. You can reserve on their website to make sure that your local one has stock.
    Boardman Elite SLR 9.2S
    Boardman FS Pro
  • derosa
    derosa Posts: 2,819
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  • Peddle Up!
    Peddle Up! Posts: 2,040
    Bar Shaker wrote:
    The Boardman one is £50 and includes cadence and altitude. It is also wireless to both sensors. Mine was simple to set up and has performed faultlessly .

    +1
    Purveyor of "up" :)
  • Sharkyssurfers
    Sharkyssurfers Posts: 767
    i got a blackburn atom 4.0 or 5.0 cant remember now off flea bay with candence and HR for £40 only prob is the cadence senser is wired so had to tape up the wire to my bike :cry::cry:
    Sorry its not me it's the bike ;o)

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  • monkeychild
    monkeychild Posts: 82
    I have this http://www.zepnat.com/component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,1125/category_id,74/manufacturer_id,0/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,48/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=1125&category_id=74&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=48&vmcchk=1

    It's jolly good too.
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  • adnewall
    adnewall Posts: 22
    +1 Cateye Micro.

    Would be better to know what you intend to use it for.
    Do you want cadence and altitude, or just the time?
    Virtuoso – Fury – FCN 6
  • Thebigbee
    Thebigbee Posts: 570
    Sharkyssurfers wrote:
    i got a blackburn atom 4.0 or 5.0 cant remember now off flea bay with candence and HR for £40 only prob is the cadence senser is wired so had to tape up the wire to my bike :cry::cry:

    I was gonna go with one of them but read terrible reviews about them and didn't like the wired cadence sensor.

    I have bought enough Cateye Micros to last me a lifetime as I have had bikes nicked with the sensors on.

    I have 2 bikes and the Micro has a 2 bike set up. Unfortunately you only get one fitting kit!

    I simply flogged the redundant computer on Ebay. Still cost me about £45 for 2 bikes though.
  • Duffer65
    Duffer65 Posts: 341
    Thebigbee wrote:
    Sharkyssurfers wrote:
    i got a blackburn atom 4.0 or 5.0 cant remember now off flea bay with candence and HR for £40 only prob is the cadence senser is wired so had to tape up the wire to my bike :cry::cry:

    I was gonna go with one of them but read terrible reviews about them and didn't like the wired cadence sensor.

    I have bought enough Cateye Micros to last me a lifetime as I have had bikes nicked with the sensors on.

    I have 2 bikes and the Micro has a 2 bike set up. Unfortunately you only get one fitting kit!

    I simply flogged the redundant computer on Ebay. Still cost me about £45 for 2 bikes though.


    Did you know that you can buy spares (sensors, mounting kits etc) for the Cateyes from Wiggle? I bought an extra sensor when I bought my Micro as it looked like the sort of thing I'd easily lose...I haven't yet!
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  • Bar Shaker
    Bar Shaker Posts: 2,313
    adnewall wrote:
    Do you want cadence and altitude, or just the time?

    I like to see my altitude and maximum vertical climb when on my mtb and really like seeing my cadence when on my road bike.

    The second bike fitting kit (two sensors and bar mount) was a present so I don't know how much it was. It is easy to change between bike one and bike two and records totals for each.
    Boardman Elite SLR 9.2S
    Boardman FS Pro
  • Bracey1970
    Bracey1970 Posts: 20
    adnewall wrote:
    +1 Cateye Micro.

    Would be better to know what you intend to use it for.
    Do you want cadence and altitude, or just the time?

    to be honest I'm not sure what I need,I'm looking to start cycling to get fit,join a club and do regular club runs and maybe a few TT,my local club runs average 15-17 mph for 50/60 miles so that's my first target-so distance, average speed and time are my first considerations,however I am happy to be advised by people who know more than me-which is about everybody on here :D
    Specialized Secteur Elite-short fat bloke on a light fast bike
  • gregster10217
    gregster10217 Posts: 469
    Cateye Strada Wireless.

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=28239

    I've had 2 Cateyes now and they are reliable and easy to fit and give me everything I want from a computer, except maybe altitude, but I can get that from MapMyRide on the iphone.
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  • Philby
    Philby Posts: 328
    Another vote for Cateye Strada Wireless - but if you do get one make sure it is firmly fitted to the mounting unit as they can easily come off.
  • Ezy Rider
    Ezy Rider Posts: 415
    ive had 3 cateye computers and every one of them developed faults. i wouldnt touch cateye with a bargepole now. the boardman onelooks interesting.

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