[email protected] (Qui si parla Campagnolo ) wrote in message news:<
[email protected]>...
> tom-<< I
> can see the disadvantage to using one with wires, but are there any
> disadvantages to using the wireless ones. >><BR><BR>
>
> For the price, I guess I don't see the diadvantages of a corded one vs the
> 'advantages' of a cordless one....
>
> Peter Chisholm
> Vecchio's Bicicletteria
> 1833 Pearl St.
> Boulder, CO, 80302
> (303)440-3535
> http://www.vecchios.com
> "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"
C'mon Peter, I watch my riding buddies whine about broken or
intermittent wire failures and trying to find the failure on their "no
disadvantage" wired bike computers. My Cordless II has been going for
about seven years now and has yet to give me problems. Admittedly,
though, there is an issue with low temps and batteries that I don't
encounter 'cuz I get off the road at about 35 F.
So, if you want to hassle with installing the wires and uglify up your
ride and have to deal with repairing broken wires and all the
attendant difficulties of the wired cyclocomputer, go ahead. For
about $45 (or less) you can find a Cateye Cordless II that will
provide years of decent service and it installs in about 3 minutes.
When I put a corded 'puter on my trainer bike for cadence and speed
from the rear wheel it took me the better part of an afternoon winding
wires around tubes, getting the length right, yada, yada, yada.
So if you have the money (maybe $15 more than a decent corded one) you
will be much happier with how it looks, how it installs, and
performance is no different.
IMO.
App