During my ride yesterday, my rear derailleur started to act up. It was skipping gears at random. I took it into the shop and while the mechanic was working on it, I asked him if he could also check my computer since that was acting up. A few weeks ago, the mileage was going backwardsand then I noticed that during my commute, the distance wasn't accurate. He checked it out and fixed it. I checked it after my ride today and saw that my maximum speed was 57.3 mph!!!
So do I take it back to the shop to get it fixed again or do I keep it the way it is and try to see if I can break 100 mph?
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08-30-2009, 02:33 PM #1
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08-30-2009, 03:58 PM #2
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Definitely go for 100+
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08-30-2009, 04:09 PM #3
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That's funny! My DH's computer sometimes fritz's out and says his maximum speed is 77. Never higher, but he keeps hoping one day it'll say 100.
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08-30-2009, 05:20 PM #4
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Is this a wireless computer? Mine sometimes goes nuts and says my speed and cadence are impossibly high. Sometimes also it just stops reading them. Usually this is due to interference from electrical wires.
Although I've never seen it go backwards...
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08-30-2009, 05:28 PM #5
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Yes, it's a wireless. And you're right - both the mechanics said that high voltage lines could interfere with the computer. I never had interference with the speed until today. I didn't even hit 30 mph on the ride so I was surprised that it said 57.3. Only in my dreams!
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08-30-2009, 06:08 PM #6
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Over the summer, I lived in a building that had a proximity card reader (RFID) that you had to "beep" into to use the elevator. I took the elevator to get my bike back upstairs after rides. I guess the RFID reader interfered with my computer, because one day I happened to glance down at it, and it read me as going 84.9 mph! I no longer have it stored in there, because it decided it wanted to die during my ride the week before last, and in doing so, it ate all my numbers.
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08-30-2009, 06:43 PM #7
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sure it didn't get switched to km/h somehow?
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