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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Aug 2006
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    I'm a huge fan of Cateye Computers. Super reliable, and they come from like $14 to $200, so something to please everyone.

    I have a Cateye Strada Wireless on my commute bike (pretty simple, it has distance, time, speed, prob. some speed stats (average, max etc) and that's about it, but it's small and easy to use (and rather pretty!). It retails for around $60 but I found mine on Ebay for half that... definitely worth checking around.

    Both my bf and I have Cateye Double Wireless on our road bikes. It has more functions, including cadence (I bought it for the cadence function actually), and unlike most computers with cadence, it has only one sensor which is mounted on the chainstay, so a) your fork looks pretty and b) your computer works if you have your bike on the trainer. I paid around $180 for this at the LBS, but bf ordered his from Nashbar and with sale + coupons, paid around $100.

    I have a bias towards wireless computers. Both the installation and the aesthetics of wires would bug me. But that's just a little personal issue of mine, many people don't have a problem with them.

    Good luck!

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    Vancouver, BC
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    Both my BF and I have the Sigma 1606 L. We had wireless at first but switched them back to wired because our heart rate monitor would interfer with the wireless systems. Plus, I can't use my bike light with it neither (Light and Motion Arc). I like the Sigma because we both have 2 bikes and the Sigma can store 2 bikes' data.

    Personally, I would love to have a wireless system. But unless I buy a digitally encoded wireless system (which is expensive), I would rather have the wire and save some money.

  3. #3
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    Aug 2006
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    I do not use a heart rate moniter on my bike, but I have used lights (cheapo, disposable-battery operated ones, not the expensive, super bright kind) with both of my computers without a problem. This must be lucky chance though, because I know many people do have problems with lights/computers together. FWIW, I'm using both Cateye computers and Cateye lights...

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    south georgia
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    Ditto Liza, love my Cateye. Have always used them and never a problem. I have the double wireless and although changing batteries comes up more often, it works well and for me cadence is a must.

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Eastern Indiana
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    Cateye makes great computers.

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Location
    Suitcase of Courage
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    I really like my Cateye wireless with cadence, about $30. Later, I purchased a Garmin Edge with heartrate. I like it too and have both on my bike.
    Life is like riding a bicycle. To stay balanced, one must keep moving. - Albert Einstein

    In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured. -Gordon B. Hinckley

  7. #7
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Memphis, TN
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    I have a two sigma's - BC2006DTS (digtal wireless, alitmeter, and HRM For $125US) and an old BC1200 with a wireless kit. I haven't had a problem with interference- but YMMV

 

 

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