can anyone recomend a good bike computer, not extremly expensive?
Question by go4it22: can anyone recomend a good bike computer, not extremly expensive?
Looking for my first wirless bike computer any recomendations?
also im looking for a good healight I can see with at light, not just one people can see me with but one I can use on rides.
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Answer by sfr1224
I have had good luck with Vetta and Cateye computers. Quite frankly though, at any given price point, they all have about the same features.
Personally, I don’t like wireless computers. They are much more expensive. They have two batteries so they weight more. And worst of all, the battery in the computer always runs out at a different time from the battery in the transmitter. Every so often I wind up trying to figure out whether it is the computer battery or the transmitter battery that has died. You could, of course, replace both at once, but the batteries cost 2 or 3 dollars each, so I hate to toss them before they are dead. Thus, if someone gives me a wireless computer, I’ll use it, but I will never go buy another one.
Hope this helps you out.
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There are many computers that work fine. They all offer more info than I need. My favorite was a cateye c-15 but they don’t make it now. One important thing you need to look at is how the pick-up mounts on the fork. Some will not fit on a shock type fork, some won’t fit on over sized road forks (at least where you want to mount them) You can find many under $ 35.
Check http://www.nashbar.com they have a ton as well as many other places.
As far as lights… That can get complicated. I have limited experience with them. I used my 12w halogen for night mountain bike single track riding and racing. In that application a helmet mounted light worked the best and high output is critical. There are higher power lights and dual lights etc. but burn time and cost are big factors. On the road, I can’t give 1st hand advice. But if you really want to see you have to get high output. $ 30 lights just wont do that. LED lights are available but I’ve never used them. They consume much less power so last a long time per charge but the light output is unknown to me. HID systems are very bright but cost $ 300 to $ 500+. There’s a lot more too with computer controled output, low power sensors, chage time etc. A safe bet is a 10w halogen they run about $ 100. Be sure to use a blinking LED light on the rear too. (that one is cheap and easy)
All cycling computers that I have tried worked well. If you shop the sales, you can get a wired computer for around $ 20 and a wireless for around $ 25. The things you should look for are automatic shutdown to extend battery life and a mode where time that the bike is not moving doesn’t count toward your average speed. The important measurements are speed, ride distance, and ride average speed. Don’t buy one that doesn’t have these numbers. A total distance odometer is also important — you can keep track of how many miles you have on your tires and get a hint at when they need replacing. All the cycling computers I have seen also have time riding and max speed which I find less useful. I have had computers with cadence but haven’t bought one lately with that feature.
I can’t offer a recommendation for a good bike computer. But. . .I CAN offer, what I believe, is a spectacular recommendation for a headlight.
I am currently using a NiteRider MiNewtx2 –as recommended by a certain bike shop in Southwestern Pennsylvania – USA. The shop clerk told me it would be so bright that oncoming traffic (be it a car, bike, pedestrian,etc.)
would not know if I were a bike, a one-headlight car, a motorcycle, a plane, or whatever) AND HE WAS RIGHT ON THE MONEY.
An even BRIGHTER headlight is the NiteRider TriNewt. I recently saw this headlight on display (a “demonstrator/try-me”) at yet another certain bike shop in the previously mentioned locale, AND IT IS AN EYE POPPER! One of the clerks at this particular shop told me he has used it “on-bike” and that it is SO BRIGHT, he has been “high beamed” by oncoming cars because the drivers think he is some inconsiderate driver that doesn’t use low beam highlights when approaching oncoming traffic.
FOR ALL THE PARTICULARS, VISIT: http://www.niterider.com
P.S.: Please do not misunderstand my answer. The headlights I recommended will serve the DUAL PURPOSE of enabling anyone to see YOU and for YOU to see them, the road, and anything else ahead of you.
My suggestion is to go to http://www.performancebike.com they have a bunch of lights & computers to choose from at great prices.
I have 3 Specialized turbo elites, more info than I need and have a back light for night. About 25.00
I put a little silicone with my finger around the seams, in case of extreme moisture. No problems in 3 years on the road or off except for 1 battery change at 2 years for each