After a cheap but decent computer but must have pacer arrows. Quite fancy a strada but it's a bit pricey so been looking at a Velo 8. Any one used this and if so what are your thoughts?
Any alternatives?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Pacer arrows?
Got one from Tesco that has a cadence sensor too for 15 quid a while back. Ony complaint is I can't work out how to reset the trip without having to re-enter wheel size.
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Pacers as in let you know if you're above or below average speed.
Got cadence on the mountain bike and dont find it that great. Might bea easier
On the road bike to keep with limits though. Is the tesco one accurate then? Friend had a supermarket one and it was 4miles out on a 30mile ridePosted 1 year ago # -
i use nokia sports tracker free if you have a nokia phone with gps. it give you google maps of routes and time speeds calories burnt and much more gr8 bit of kit.
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I use endomondo, reasonably accurate but want something strapped to the bars
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phone mount? although my mate just got a garmin it's like having a sat nav off road! cat eye do good wireless computers for around 25-30 quid i had one for years good for the price,
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GPS systems miss a fair bit of distance, especially on twisty trails. Much better to have a regular computer.
I've got a Velo 8. It's fine for what it is, nice and simple to use, although the cable is on the thin side. It has the pacer arrows you want.
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I have a wireless Strada on two bikes - easy to set up, read and reset and has the main functions you will need inc pacer arrows. If you look around you can get them reasonably cheap on the interweb - last one I got was from Ribble and with all the discounts came out quite reasonable (sorry can't remember amount). Only issue is you need to make sure the unit is properly seated in its holder - I lost one because it wasn't quite fixed in properly.
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I've got enduro 8 which has the pacer arrows and heavy duty cable!
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GPS systems miss a fair bit of distance, especially on twisty trails. Much better to have a regular computer.
Really? Current models come with high sensitivity GPS chips, which means they rarely lose the signal. What GPS have you tried and how inaccurate do you think it was?
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Having read a few reviews about the Garmin edge 500, I was ready to buy a cadence sensor for use on the mountain bike, but having used it for a few months, its not lost signal once even in heavily covered areas, it's brilliant. I have thought about an edge 800 to try for curiosity on the mapping side, but i wouldn't go back to a basic computer now, the new Garmin stuff is excellent and well worth the money.
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splash out and get the strada , £34.99 on amazon at the mo.
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Really? Current models come with high sensitivity GPS chips, which means they rarely lose the signal. What GPS have you tried and how inaccurate do you think it was?
Dunno exactly, I've personally never used one (except the iPhone!). But I'm going to guess it was a good one given the rider who had it (he has everything, is better equipped than some bike shops) It was a high end Garmin unit IIRC. I know that whenever we have a group ride on twisty trails (proper twisty, doubling back, see other riders through the undergrowth, trails) the riders who have GPS units log about 10% fewer miles. It's not about losing signal, its about not being able to distinguish this side of the loop of the trail from that one 5ft away... The only unit that IS that accurate that we use for mapping the trails, is ridiculously expensive, and has to held carefully in order to be that accurate.Posted 1 year ago #
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