Others, especially those used by competitive cyclists, transmit data wirelessly. Some bike computer models use a wired connection between the head unit and the sensor.
The head typically has one or more buttons that users can push to switch the values displayed, reset values, calibrate the unit, or turn on a backlight for the display. They have become useful devices both for recreational and competitive cyclists. Advanced models may display altitude, incline, heart rate, power output, temperature, and offer functions such as pedaling cadence, stopwatch, and GPS navigation. The head unit (computer with display) usually attaches to the handlebar for easy viewing.Ī bike computer may display current speed, average speed, max speed, trip time, trip distance, total distance traveled, and the current time. I love seeing how far I’ve ridden, and checking my max speed.Ī bike computer, also known as a cyclo-computer, is a device mounted on a bicycle that calculates and displays trip information. You see, next to my padded cycling shorts, my computer is my absolute favorite toy. I want something that works in the real world.Ī device that we can put through the paces. And then we will attach 5 more computers to our bike and compare the results against each other, graph it, find the p-value, and then repeat the experiment with 2-3 friends.īecause of this, you won’t find me fawning over new tech like most blogs. We’ll take your computer and benchmark against the one we’ve been using for 10 years. What they don’t realize is that we cyclists are a very data-driven bunch. So many enterprising “sharks,” think that they can bluster into the cycling industry with some new gadget. It is a lot harder to deliver those same results in real life. It is easy to make something look good in ads.By the time the company pays to ruggedize their model, they’ve lost their profitability and we never hear from them again. Throw the devices in the cold, in the rain, at high altitudes, on fast downhill descents and you will pretty quickly discover that they were never designed for the realities of our sport. There are so many new models being launched that I have actually started only following up on the devices that survive the market for more than 18 months.
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