Douglas F Shearer

Wireless Odometers Suck


So who decided that a wireless odometer is a good idea?

  • The only benefit that I can see in them is the time saved by not having to run a cable up the side of the fork – Lazy people.
  • They aren’t anymore aesthetically pleasing, as instead of a single cable, you end up with a half brick cable tied to your fork – Builders.
  • There is now two things with batteries to die, and twice as much work to troubleshoot – People with too much time.

Last night I was out on the road bike with Vo, doing on of our regular summer loops in the dark with big lights. Was great fun, except the cold meant that my odometer/speedometer/cycle-computer refused to work, so it didn’t log the 30 or so mile we did. Oh, and my water bottle froze!

In other news, photos from last week’s Sports Union Ball have been posted on my Flickr.

 

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Sandy

February 10 2007 21:30

Wireless speedos are the best! Just kidding ...

I have one on my road bike and if I had realised sooner that i could just wrap the wire round the forks lots I would have just got a wired one tbh. Been thinking about one of those polar integrated things ...

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Douglas F Shearer

February 11 2007 21:12

The Polar wireless sensors seem to work very reliably according to people who have them, but so far I've resisted the temptation, mostly because I don't really like wearing the HRM on the bike.

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