I had a mity 3 computer which I was very happy with until it started to develop connection issues. I had to dismantle the mount and resolder the joints and refill the wax filled cavity on the back with silicone sealant to hold the wires back in. The connections were still unreliable (possibly because the terminals were now slightly loose due to overheating them when soldering and melting the plastic a little. I was looking around for a discounted mity 3 (as the 8 was just out) but when cyclexpress offered the mity 8 for about the same price as others offered the 3 (and with free delivery) I decided to get one (esp when someone confirmed that the mounts were compatible). After about six months the mity 8 developed connection issues as well which were addressed by gfently twisting the computer clockwise in its mount. I find that the interface between the band that goes round the handlebars and the platform that accepts the computer is rather loose (they snap together with a plastic tab) and that the computer is also loose within this platform. The connnection has been getting less reliable recently and I am considering dismantling it all and looking into hardwiring the assembly and generally glueing it all up but I wondered whether anyone else has had similar experiences since I have a 100% failure rate (albeit on a small sample).
The manual start feature on the mity 3 & 8 is an essential for me (as essential as computers are that is🙂as is the programable odometer. The two distance registers is a nice to have feature.
Can anyone offer any experiences of fixing the mounts or suggest their favourute computer based on my requirements
[about problems with Mity 3 and Mity 8 mounts and connections]
I find the Mity 8 mount very unreliable -- several times I have popped it out when trying to start it, and the other day I hit a slight pot-hole and it went flying and under the wheel of a following car. Now admiring the abstract image on the display...
Brendan -- Brendan Halpin, Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, Ireland Tel: w +353-61-213147 f +353-61-202569 h +353-61-338562; Room F2-025 x 3147 [email hidden] http://www.ul.ie/sociology/brendan.halpin.html
I had a mity 3 computer which I was very happy with until it started to develop connection issues.
No problems with mine, it's the most reliable computer* I've ever used, and you won't find many other users complaining about this very popular model*.
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[about problems with Mity 3 and Mity 8 mounts and connections]
I find the Mity 8 mount very unreliable -- several times I have popped it out when trying to start it, and the other day I hit a slight pot-hole and it went flying and under the wheel of a following car. Now admiring the abstract image on the display...
I've had the same problem with mine, it does seem unsecure in the mounting.
Graham
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Brendan -- Brendan Halpin, Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, Ireland Tel: w +353-61-213147 f +353-61-202569 h +353-61-338562; Room F2-025 x 3147 [email hidden] http://www.ul.ie/sociology/brendan.halpin.html
"]Can anyone offer any experiences of fixing the mounts or suggest their favourute computer based on my requirements
best wishes james
I have the Mity3\Enduro models as well and so far (touching wood here) they have been problem free. I like the two trip meters and the programable odometer they have. If they failed tomorrow I would try and find the same again.
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I had a mity 3 computer which I was very happy with until it started to develop connection issues.
No problems with mine, it's the most reliable computer* I've ever used, and you won't find many other users complaining about this very popular model*.
* including all the hardware.
Indeed, I've had a 3 for some years, and also an 8 for about a year, no probs with either. -- Chris French, Leeds
