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Wireless Computers on Recumbents?

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  1. As some may recall, I had a horrible time with a Polar HRM Cycling
    computer setup about a year ago. It was expensive high-end equipment,
    but absolutely refused to work on my beloved Flyzipper, because of his
    non-standard, 20" wheel architecture and extra long reach. In short,
    there was no way the HRM, cadence meter, speed meter and receiver could
    be positioned in such a way as to be in range to exchange data with
    eachother.

    So I sold it on Ebay and was lucky: it fetched almost as much as I paid
    for it.

    But now with the new Scorpion on the horizon, I'm thinking, do wireless
    systems work on _that_ architecture? Has anyone tried? If everything
    works to plan and he and I fall in love and go on long tours all over
    the world together, perhaps I might buy him another Polar or even a
    Garmin. But he's a _lot_ stranger than Flyzipper.

    EFR
    Ile de France

  2. Artemisia said:

    In short,
    there was no way the HRM, cadence meter, speed meter and receiver could
    be positioned in such a way as to be in range to exchange data with
    eachother.


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    But now with the new Scorpion on the horizon, I'm thinking, do wireless
    systems work on _that_ architecture? Has anyone tried?

    I've never tried a wireless computer, but on the Scorpion with the
    computer mounted on the derailleur post and the speed magnet on one of
    the front wheels I don't imagine you'd have a problem with either the
    speed or the cadence functions. HRM, though, would be a different matter.

    On the Street Machine my Polar F6 struggles to pick up any signal if I
    mount the watch unit to the derailleur post, as did the cheap Lidl HRM
    that preceded it. If I sit up (and I'm only wearing one layer) it's OK,
    but I don't make a habit of sitting up while riding except at junctions.

    If your legs are very significantly shorter than mine (31"😉 and/or you
    will have a much more upright riding position then you might be OK, but
    neither of those seems likely if you're buying a Scorpion.

    --
    Danny Colyer <http://www.redpedals.co.uk>
    Reply address is valid, but that on my website is checked more often
    "Daddy, put that down. Daddy, put that down. Daddy, put that down.
    Daddy, why did you put that down?" - Charlie Colyer, age 2

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