I have recently purchased a Shimano Flightdeck SM-6501 Wireless computer for my bike.
The very first time i used it, it was perfect, worked flawlessly, but i realized i had programmed the wrong wheel size, so I reset all of the settings. After a few problems at first it began to work again. Then things started getting bad.
On my next ride the computer started to get all flakey. It would run for a while flawlessly, but then at complete random it would stop reading altogether. This must have happened about 2 or 3 times on that one ride. That was about a week ago, and no the computer does not work at all. It only will run if i press the buttons in the back, but it will not read the speed, gearing, cadence or anything else. The buttons in the hoods do nothing and it is extremely frustrating. I removed the entire unit and reinstalled it, making sure to pay extra attention to the flat cables when i installed them into the levers. If anyone knows any remedies or if anyone knows how I can contact Shimano to get tech support or to hopefully get a new computer, please help.
The very first time i used it, it was perfect, worked flawlessly, but i realized i had programmed the wrong wheel size, so I reset all of the settings. After a few problems at first it began to work again. Then things started getting bad.
On my next ride the computer started to get all flakey. It would run for a while flawlessly, but then at complete random it would stop reading altogether. This must have happened about 2 or 3 times on that one ride. That was about a week ago, and no the computer does not work at all. It only will run if i press the buttons in the back, but it will not read the speed, gearing, cadence or anything else. The buttons in the hoods do nothing and it is extremely frustrating. I removed the entire unit and reinstalled it, making sure to pay extra attention to the flat cables when i installed them into the levers. If anyone knows any remedies or if anyone knows how I can contact Shimano to get tech support or to hopefully get a new computer, please help.