bike computers?

[theladybikes]

Me again.
I'd like to get a bike computer - to track how many miles I ride, my speed, etc. I have an old wired Specialized 5-functions - am looking at the CatEye brands - is there a big advantage or any disadvantage to wireless? Any suggestions?
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[spazzdog]

I use a MAVIC Wintech... wireless with wireless cadence.

It comes with a wheel skewer that you replace your current front skewer with, a wheel magnet to talk to said skewer and the cadence transmitter and pedal mount magnet to complete the package. About $150 depending on where you buy it.

I love it. It is mounted to the left of my stem, my heart monitor to the right of the stem... I experience no interference btwn the two.

spazz

[Pedal Wench]

I've been using the Cateye double wireless CC300DW, and I'm thrilled. It doesn't sound quite as snazzy as the Mavic with the skewer, but it's working fine. I like that it displays all pertinent info all at once - I was using an older Specialized that I had to hit a button to switch from speed, to cadence, to distance. On the Cateye, I can see speed, cadence, distance, and total time all at once. Today, I just discovered that it indicates whether you're above or below the average speed. I'm loving that feature. It lists for about $149, but I found it at lickbikes.com for $99.

[Irulan]

I shop computers from the Perfomance sale pages. My last one was $16.00.

irulan

[Trek420]

Spazz's Mavic is nifty!

I have a Cateye Wireless or some make and model, I'll turn in my "bike geek" card for not knowing exactly which, it sits on the right side and the little plastic gizmo that holds the HRM (watch) is on the left.

My one regret choosing Campy is I miss flightdeck. Not the cadence so much, my knees tell me faster than any computer can when I'm not spinning. Knowing what gear I'm in, do I have one left, am I in a bigger gear than I'm normally in....I miss that.

Campy Ergo Brain is not wireless and there's vanity-aesthitic issues and it is expensive.

[CorsairMac]

I have a wireless Specialized Pro with wired cadence. I don't like that it doesn't show all the things at once like the Cateye but other than that it's fine. The only problem with wireless is be careful when you bring it around things like - your computer! You could record miles and speeds on your computer chair!!
My next one - for the vintage Trek I'm getting - will be one that shows the functions I want to see most all at the same time like Audios.