[ORRando] Bike Computer Suggestions

fitzbase at comcast.net fitzbase at comcast.net
Thu Oct 7 12:33:43 PDT 2010


I have (on one bike) a SON28/B&M IQ Fly and (on another bike) SON20/Supernova E3. 


I have not noticed any interference with the bike computer. 


Lynne F 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Arasmith" <Jeff.Arasmith at cmicro.com> 
To: fitzbase at comcast.net 
Sent: Thursday, October 7, 2010 11:52:00 AM 
Subject: Re: [ORRando] Bike Computer Suggestions 

Do you have any problems with the wireless? Do you use a generator hub or bright flashing LED headlights? 

-Jeff 

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From: "fitzbase at comcast.net" <fitzbase at comcast.net> 
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 10:44:44 -0700 
To: Jeff Arasmith<Jeff.Arasmith at cmicro.com> 
Cc: orrando at orrandonneurs.org<orrando at orrandonneurs.org> 
Subject: Re: [ORRando] Bike Computer Suggestions 


Sorry about your prejudice against wireless. I found that once I went wireless, dismantling and reassembling my S&S coupled bike got a LOT easier and quicker. 


My wireless bike computer is the Sigma Rox 9.0. All the pickups (sensors) attach with O-rings. 


For randos, depending on how often the log samples (5s, 10s, 20s, 30s), you can get from 14 hours to a time duration probably long enough for a 1200k, which is an amazing plus. 


For us folks with aging eyesight, the readouts are plenty big enough to read. There is also a backlight, which I don't use much. 


It has more functionality than I know what to do with - I stick with speed, cadence, hrm (yup it has one of those), altitude, temperature, vertical feet, waypoints (no gps, but you can set markers in the log) plus all the totals and averages. It also works on 2 bikes, so when I had Sweetpea built up, I just had to buy a second set of pickups. 


There is also a computer dock and PC app (included), for any geeky post-ride analysis side you may have. I've also reverse engineered (on the side) an Excel spreadsheet that takes the log data file and turns it into clock time values, so you know what TIME you've set that waypoint. Handy for controls, or just marking progress. 


I wrote a review for Road Bike Rider a year or so ago. Any complaining I did (which was more than Ed let through to the final review) on the PC app user interface is now greatly reduced by an updated version of that app. 


Cheers, 
Lynne F 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Arasmith" <Jeff.Arasmith at cmicro.com> 
To: orrando at orrandonneurs.org 
Sent: Thursday, October 7, 2010 10:25:06 AM 
Subject: [ORRando] Bike Computer Suggestions 


I just got a new, custom bike from Baron Bicycles of Seattle. I need to put a computer on it. 

It has S&S couplers, so I think a front wheel sensor is best; without cadence. Also, I have a prejudice against wireless. I'm addicted to the temperature feature on the Trek Incite 11i on my "old" bike. I'm interested in suggestions of cycling computers that fellow randonneurs have been happy with... Any suggestions? 

One troubling thing about the Trek Incite is that it resets at 24 hours of ride time. I found this the hard way on the Headwaters 600. 

-Jeff 


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