Recommend me a bike computer thingy please.
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If you're not bothered about the bling just go to Halfords and look on the old stock shelf/bargain bucket, I got the computer for my daily ride for £4.50, does everything you'll ever really need.
All the "cheap" computers seem to share a common set of features (probably many the same chip inside and screen) so doesn't matter who's you buy at the bottom end.
Lastly- if you buy cheap, DON'T buy a wireless computer.... Cheap and Wireless are not compatible words in the world of cycle computing :-)
All the "cheap" computers seem to share a common set of features (probably many the same chip inside and screen) so doesn't matter who's you buy at the bottom end.
Lastly- if you buy cheap, DON'T buy a wireless computer.... Cheap and Wireless are not compatible words in the world of cycle computing :-)
Don't get a bike computer. If you're going slowly up a hill, you don't want to know how slowly you're going. If you're going fast down a hill, you really shouldn't be looking at the bars.
Get Strava, Endomondo, etc for your phone, stick it in your back pocket, and find out what you did when you get home.
Get Strava, Endomondo, etc for your phone, stick it in your back pocket, and find out what you did when you get home.
Gizmoish said:
Don't get a bike computer. If you're going slowly up a hill, you don't want to know how slowly you're going. If you're going fast down a hill, you really shouldn't be looking at the bars.
Get Strava, Endomondo, etc for your phone, stick it in your back pocket, and find out what you did when you get home.
What a crock of sGet Strava, Endomondo, etc for your phone, stick it in your back pocket, and find out what you did when you get home.
t, unless you were joking of course.The phone ones are OK but are not that accurate its been proved, also rinses your battery and you can't see any of the stats, and if you're in the rain your phone gets wet.
okgo said:
What a crock of st, unless you were joking of course.
The phone ones are OK but are not that accurate its been proved, also rinses your battery and you can't see any of the stats, and if you're in the rain your phone gets wet.
I'm never 100% serious... but unless you're Wiggo gazing at his SRM gadget, I say stick the phone in your back pocket and ride. It doesn't eat the battery that badly on my 4S, and I'm going to be carrying it with me anyway so it's going to get wet anyway.t, unless you were joking of course.The phone ones are OK but are not that accurate its been proved, also rinses your battery and you can't see any of the stats, and if you're in the rain your phone gets wet.
I've just got myself one of these.
I don't have a galaxy S2, but a Huawei Ascend G300. The phone holder needed a bit of modification to cope with the G300 since the G300 is about 2mm thicker. Chopped out the very centre of the silicone holder, and replaced with non-slip mat, leaving the edge seal in place all round. Not sure I'd trust it in a major downpour, but will find out next time I get wet.
Yes it'll probably eat my battery, but I can get OS map tracking on it, as well as normal road satnav, along with a host of cycling oriented apps. I'm still building up to do the 12 mile each way ride into work, last time I did it absolutely killed me, too many hills, so I've never done it again.
I looked into a separate unit, having come from an old Garmin Etrex Legend, but they haven't come down in price as much as I'd hoped/expected, so thought I'd spend a lot less and see if I could make better use of my mobile.
I don't have a galaxy S2, but a Huawei Ascend G300. The phone holder needed a bit of modification to cope with the G300 since the G300 is about 2mm thicker. Chopped out the very centre of the silicone holder, and replaced with non-slip mat, leaving the edge seal in place all round. Not sure I'd trust it in a major downpour, but will find out next time I get wet.
Yes it'll probably eat my battery, but I can get OS map tracking on it, as well as normal road satnav, along with a host of cycling oriented apps. I'm still building up to do the 12 mile each way ride into work, last time I did it absolutely killed me, too many hills, so I've never done it again.
I looked into a separate unit, having come from an old Garmin Etrex Legend, but they haven't come down in price as much as I'd hoped/expected, so thought I'd spend a lot less and see if I could make better use of my mobile.
Cateye have always done some good ones at all prices. Wireless ones start at about £35 and eliminates all the wires and set ups, they plug and play.
Smart phone apps are unreliable and as someone said, rinse your battery. Not ideal if you need to make an emergency call and you have a dead phone.
Gps units like the bryton rider 20 are accurate and give gret online training modes, well worth a look if you want to motivate yourself and really improve your fitness.
Smart phone apps are unreliable and as someone said, rinse your battery. Not ideal if you need to make an emergency call and you have a dead phone.
Gps units like the bryton rider 20 are accurate and give gret online training modes, well worth a look if you want to motivate yourself and really improve your fitness.
Strava on the iPhone is arse. You can lose whole sections of your ride due to a dodgy signal, or appear to have rideen on a completely different road. Theres nothing worse than feeling really good about a climb, getting home to find your phone signal dropped out at that very point. Staring at your speed aside, I like to be able to check my avg speed and how many miles I've covered so far etc
Hence I have a Garmin Edge 200, does nothing I don't want and everything I do, including a backlight for winter rides and is embarrassingly easy to fit and no cables or sender units. Worth the money I think.
Hence I have a Garmin Edge 200, does nothing I don't want and everything I do, including a backlight for winter rides and is embarrassingly easy to fit and no cables or sender units. Worth the money I think.
Edited by Reardy Mister on Saturday 14th July 20:32
Reardy Mister said:
Strata on the iPhone is arse. You can lose whole sections of your ride due to a dodgy signal, or appear to have rideen on a completely different road. Theres nothing worse than feeling really good about a climb, getting home to find your phone signal dropped out at that very point. Staring at your speed aside, I like to be able to check my avg speed and how many miles I've covered so far etc
Hence I have a Garmin Edge 200, does nothing I don't want and everything I do, including a backlight for winter rides and is embarrassingly easy to fit and no cables or sender units. Worth the money I think.
If the Garmin 200 is even half as good as the 800 it will be excellent.Hence I have a Garmin Edge 200, does nothing I don't want and everything I do, including a backlight for winter rides and is embarrassingly easy to fit and no cables or sender units. Worth the money I think.
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