Trainer & cyclometer

[SouthernBelle]

If you don't want to go to all that trouble, you could use your average MPH & assign yourself that many miles for each hour on the bike...(being mechanically challenged, that's what I have opted to do)

No way to be sure of my Av MPH on the trainer without the sensor on the rear. I'm hopefully going to improve using the spinervals & want to give myself credit when and if it's due.

[mimitabby]

No way to be sure of my Av MPH on the trainer without the sensor on the rear. I'm hopefully going to improve using the spinervals & want to give myself credit when and if it's due.

boy, I can relate to that. The miles indoors don't feel anything like the ones outdoors and i need that little meter to keep in contact with reality!

[SouthernBelle]

FYI for all. There's not enough wire on my puter to do this.

[LBTC]

Sorry about that. The Cateye Astrale is what I put on my road bike for the trainer, and for all riding, as the pickup can go on rear or front wheel. It has plenty enough features for me both on the road and on the trainer: cadence, speed, timer, avg spd, max spd, odometer....

Here's a review of it:
http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Computer...ct_20700.shtml

Sorry that you'll have to spend some $$ if you want an accurate measure of your indoor efforts, but hopefully these $$ are low enough that it won't hurt too much. And you could do what I did and sell the computer you have now.

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[SouthernBelle]

You are right. That is reasonable. Didn't realize one with cadence could come that cheap.

Thnx,

[TsPoet]

I bought a really cheap computer on sale at one of the on-line shops - paid $9.99 for it, I think. Then I set up a mount for it on my trainer with Joe33's help. I think it could be set up with spit and bandaids, if it had to be. It is only for indoor miles and my main, front wheel drive, computer sits idly by.
I got the idea from Joe33 at bikejournal, he posted instructions for his fancy system on his blog.
Here's his blog address, but I can't find the specific post

http://joesieracki.blogspot.com/

Anyway, you can't see it while you are riding, but I ride indoors by HR and cadence. After you are done, you can hop of and see how many "miles" you have ridden. The cheap computer I bought gives elapsed time and miles - doesn't even give average miles/hr, but that can be divided out easily enough.

[SouthernBelle]

Poet! that's genius. Esp since I have an old Bell spinfit sitting out in the garage attached to my old beater bike. You and Joe both rock.