Bike Computers - Which one??
Discussion
Afternoon all,
I'm expecting my new bike in the next couple of weeks so am looking for a decent bike computer to mount on it.
I've currenty got the Cateye strada wired computer which i've found to be simple and reliable but wanted to canvas opinion on other computers.
Would like a wireless system with cadence. The GF has the Polar Cad200 which has good features but really don't like the cadence sensor, it sticks out horrendously!
Dan
I'm expecting my new bike in the next couple of weeks so am looking for a decent bike computer to mount on it.
I've currenty got the Cateye strada wired computer which i've found to be simple and reliable but wanted to canvas opinion on other computers.
Would like a wireless system with cadence. The GF has the Polar Cad200 which has good features but really don't like the cadence sensor, it sticks out horrendously!
Dan
One8Two said:
Afternoon all,
I'm expecting my new bike in the next couple of weeks so am looking for a decent bike computer to mount on it.
I've currenty got the Cateye strada wired computer which i've found to be simple and reliable but wanted to canvas opinion on other computers.
Would like a wireless system with cadence. The GF has the Polar Cad200 which has good features but really don't like the cadence sensor, it sticks out horrendously!
Dan
I have a Boardman 22 which I dont use anymore if you are interested make me an offer via PM, it will prolly end up on eBay otherwise.I'm expecting my new bike in the next couple of weeks so am looking for a decent bike computer to mount on it.
I've currenty got the Cateye strada wired computer which i've found to be simple and reliable but wanted to canvas opinion on other computers.
Would like a wireless system with cadence. The GF has the Polar Cad200 which has good features but really don't like the cadence sensor, it sticks out horrendously!
Dan
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories...
definately get the wireless version, much less faff and you can take it off easily if you ever leave the bike.
i have the cateye strada, cant fault it, does the basic stuff fine, time, distance, speed, avg speed and i'm not really that into the whole data analysis thing enough to want an uber garmin thing. i take my phone with me most days so if i get lost i just use google maps to find out my way home!
i have the cateye strada, cant fault it, does the basic stuff fine, time, distance, speed, avg speed and i'm not really that into the whole data analysis thing enough to want an uber garmin thing. i take my phone with me most days so if i get lost i just use google maps to find out my way home!
I do like the look of the cateye strada double wireless, speed/cadence unit is nice and neat.
I also take my phone out on rides so have no need for GPS. The only additional feature i'm toying with is heart rate but do I really need to look at a screen to tell me i'm blowing out my arse?? Probably not!
I also take my phone out on rides so have no need for GPS. The only additional feature i'm toying with is heart rate but do I really need to look at a screen to tell me i'm blowing out my arse?? Probably not!
I'm a bit of a tech geek anyway, I must admit, but went for the Garmin Edge 500, with HRM and speed/cadence.
I paid about £160 for all of it (Halfords had an offer on I think it was, via their website). Certainly no need to pay the RRP of about £220 at Evans, Wiggle etc.
It's a great bit of kit, and is fully waterproof which my phone isn't - which is one of the reasons I changed over. also, my phone dies after a few hours of tracking (iphone) whereas the Garmin lasts for ever!
You can buy an ANT+ sensor which gives you HRM and speed/cadence for the iphone, however when I added up the cost of doing it to use in conjunction with the excellent program CycleMeter, it worked out at well over £100 - so I spent a little more and got the dedicated Garmin.
It's the only one I've ever used though, so don't know if there's better out there for less money.
I paid about £160 for all of it (Halfords had an offer on I think it was, via their website). Certainly no need to pay the RRP of about £220 at Evans, Wiggle etc.
It's a great bit of kit, and is fully waterproof which my phone isn't - which is one of the reasons I changed over. also, my phone dies after a few hours of tracking (iphone) whereas the Garmin lasts for ever!
You can buy an ANT+ sensor which gives you HRM and speed/cadence for the iphone, however when I added up the cost of doing it to use in conjunction with the excellent program CycleMeter, it worked out at well over £100 - so I spent a little more and got the dedicated Garmin.
It's the only one I've ever used though, so don't know if there's better out there for less money.
Jimbo. said:
Budget?
FWIW I'd recommend the Garmin Edge 500 with speed/cadance sensor. A very good bit of kit
+1FWIW I'd recommend the Garmin Edge 500 with speed/cadance sensor. A very good bit of kit
It is ANT+ compatible so you can add other wireless gadgets to it such as heart rate monitor, cadence sensor etc.
Also, the GPS tracking is handy, plus it has a virtual training partner etc. Really is a handy bit of kit depending on your budget.
TonyHetherington said:
I'm a bit of a tech geek anyway, I must admit, but went for the Garmin Edge 500, with HRM and speed/cadence.
I paid about £160 for all of it (Halfords had an offer on I think it was, via their website). Certainly no need to pay the RRP of about £220 at Evans, Wiggle etc.
It's a great bit of kit, and is fully waterproof which my phone isn't - which is one of the reasons I changed over. also, my phone dies after a few hours of tracking (iphone) whereas the Garmin lasts for ever!
You can buy an ANT+ sensor which gives you HRM and speed/cadence for the iphone, however when I added up the cost of doing it to use in conjunction with the excellent program CycleMeter, it worked out at well over £100 - so I spent a little more and got the dedicated Garmin.
It's the only one I've ever used though, so don't know if there's better out there for less money.
After killing my old eTrex GPS on my bike over the past few years I decided to get a new GPS based computer. After 3 weeks of searching finally went for the Edge 500 (with HRM and cadence). I didn't get such a good price as you though - £200 from Halfords. The cheapest I found was Handtec but by the time you added postage it was within a fiver of Halfords.I paid about £160 for all of it (Halfords had an offer on I think it was, via their website). Certainly no need to pay the RRP of about £220 at Evans, Wiggle etc.
It's a great bit of kit, and is fully waterproof which my phone isn't - which is one of the reasons I changed over. also, my phone dies after a few hours of tracking (iphone) whereas the Garmin lasts for ever!
You can buy an ANT+ sensor which gives you HRM and speed/cadence for the iphone, however when I added up the cost of doing it to use in conjunction with the excellent program CycleMeter, it worked out at well over £100 - so I spent a little more and got the dedicated Garmin.
It's the only one I've ever used though, so don't know if there's better out there for less money.
Just had the first run out with it to test it and upload to Garmin Connect and based on that alone I'd give it the thumbs up.
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