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maxx · Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 97 Location: Camden

Hi All

Can anyone recommend a good, reasonably priced, distance/speedo/+ more info monitor for cycling?

Thanx
Sorry got this under the wrong heading Embarassed

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ed! · Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 12:55 pm Subject:

I have the following:

http://www.cateye.com/en/product_detail/408

I then bought this one in order to be more aware of my cadence:

http://www.cateye.com/en/product_detail/552

Both are wireless, so no cables to mess about with. Depends on what level of monitoring you want to do, I think either of the above should be fine, if you just want basic controls).
Note that if you're cycling in the evening, neither are any good for real time monitoring as there's no back light.

dan_b · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 2428

Mine's a cateye too, though an older model that I don't think is made any more: the Astrale 8. It's wired (I don't trust this wireless stuff) with the sensor on the back wheel, so works on the turbo trainer as well

maxx · Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 97 Location: Camden

Many thanx

Will start to look into these

Simon · Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 621 Location: Out side edge

Decathlon do some that work just fine. Do not do any thing amazing and you would want to stick the the wierd ones but fint and work just fine...

Howard · Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Posts: 336 Location: W2 now init.

I have a wireless Strada and a wireless Micro. The later was part of a deal that I picked up from Cycle Surgery: two lights + computer for £50. Sweet.

Strada:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Cateye_Strada_Wireless_Cycle_Computer/5360029332/

Micro:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Cateye_Micro_Wireless_Cycle_Computer/5360017918/

Bundle:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Cateye_HL-EL320_and_TL-LD610_plus_Micro_Wireless_Gift_Set/5360045567/

Although cheaper I prefer the Micro: better controls and a backlight.

Only issue with the wireless side of things so far is that the range is possibly too good; if you have the computer in your pocket it will still pick up the transmissions from the sensor. This will either be a "feature" or an annoyance depending on how you look at it.