Which bike computer with cadence
Which bike computer with cadence
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jesusbuiltmycar

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5,127 posts

283 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2011
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Can anyone recommend a a bike computer which displays cadence for use when cycling on the road.

Raven Flyer

1,645 posts

253 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2011
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The Boardman is perfect and only £50. It also shows elevation and total climb for the ride.

Pupp

12,947 posts

301 months

Wednesday 24th August 2011
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Just acquired the Boardman for my fixie... easy enough to install and set up but the metric/imperial option is a bit of a blunt instrument (ie you can't display elevation in metres if mph is set etc). Mounting kit is very full and flexible, head unit seems decent quality, sensors a bit tacky-placcie, but for 50 notes it was preferred over the Cateye Strada wireless I use on my other bikes... time will tell smile

oyster

13,716 posts

277 months

Wednesday 24th August 2011
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Raven Flyer said:
The Boardman is perfect and only £50. It also shows elevation and total climb for the ride.
Does it use GPS for this or an air pressure reader?

Pupp

12,947 posts

301 months

Thursday 25th August 2011
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oyster said:
Does it use GPS for this or an air pressure reader?
It's barometric so absolute figures will be very approximate (and variable from day to day as weather changes) but relatives on rides should be realistic enough.

sparkyb999

322 posts

227 months

Thursday 25th August 2011
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Garmin Edge 800 - best bike computer out there!!

The Stiglet

2,063 posts

223 months

Thursday 25th August 2011
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I have a Cat Eye Strada double wireless, which I can recommend.

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/C...

anonymous-user

83 months

Thursday 25th August 2011
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Have you got Flightdeck compatible shimano shifters? The sc6502 will give you a virtual cadence based upon speed & gear ratio, the dura ace version does a bit more. But if you want some pure basics of speed, distance and time with an instant cadence reading it will save a lot over a full multi sensor & GPS system.

Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 25th August 14:09