The distance measurement readout on my bike computer is close, but slightly less than true distance
traveled. For example, if I rode 10 miles, the computer reading would only be 9.8 miles. The tires
are fully inflated so it's a question of the computer setting. Before I really screw up the
settings, do I need to increase or decrease the computer wheel size reference number? Thanks in
advance for your advice.
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"Birke D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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The distance measurement readout on my bike computer is close, but
slightlyQuoted message said:
less than true distance traveled. For example, if I rode 10 miles, the
computerQuoted message said:
reading would only be 9.8 miles. The tires are fully inflated so it's a question of the computer
setting. Before I really screw up the settings,
do IQuoted message said:
need to increase or decrease the computer wheel size reference number?
ThanksQuoted message said:
in advance for your advice.
Increase.
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How do you know your cycle-computer isn't correct? What are you measuring the supposed 10 mile
distance with?Chris
Birke D said:
The distance measurement readout on my bike computer is close, but slightly less than true
distance traveled. For example, if I rode 10 miles, the computer reading would only be 9.8 miles.
The tires are fully inflated so it's a question of the computer setting. Before I really screw up
the settings, do I need to increase or decrease the computer wheel size reference number? Thanks
in advance for your advice. -
Quoted message said:
The distance measurement readout on my bike computer is close, but slightly
Quoted message said:
less than true distance traveled. For example, if I rode 10 miles, the
computerQuoted message said:
reading would only be 9.8 miles.
That was just a hypothetical example used to clarify my inquiry. I've done many rides over different
measured distances and I always come up a little short on my computer. -
(Birke D) said:
The distance measurement readout on my bike computer is close, but slightly less than true
distance traveled. For example, if I rode 10 miles, the computer reading would only be 9.8 miles.
The tires are fully inflated so it's a question of the computer setting. Before I really screw up
the settings, do I need to increase or decrease the computer wheel size reference number? Thanks
in advance for your advice.Increase, by appr. 2%, probably around 4cm.
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In article said:
Quoted message said:
The distance measurement readout on my bike computer is close, but slightly
Quoted message said:
less than true distance traveled. For example, if I rode 10 miles, the
computerQuoted message said:
reading would only be 9.8 miles.
That was just a hypothetical example used to clarify my inquiry. I've done many rides over
different measured distances and I always come up a little short on my computer.How do you know the *real* distance? Bicycle computer's can be very accurate.
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