http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Computer amnesty en Sat, 16 May 2026 22:18:48 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148484 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:46:58 +0000 steveo 148484@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I stopped after my Cateye went under the wheel of a bus a few months after I bought it (my fault didn't clip it in right) but never got round to replacing. I've still got the mount on my handle bars! I use my phone for Strava but mostly I don't bother. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148482 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:44:36 +0000 kaputnik 148482@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>yes, but I only have a magnets and wires computer on one of my bikes</em></p> <p>Buy more wires and magnets :) (cheaper than a GPS computer). Transfer computer across whichever bike you are using.</p> <p>I gave up using computers pretty much. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148479 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:30:00 +0000 Focus 148479@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ <strong>wee folding bike</strong></p> <p>Topeak make a dry bag for iPhones. </p> <p>They make them for more than just iphones ;-)</p> <p><a href="http://www.topeak.com/products/PanoBike-Series">Topeak Panobike Series</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.topeak.com/products/Phone%20Packs">Topeak Phone Packs</a></p> <p>I use the <a href="http://www.ibikeconsole.com/">Tigra Sport Bike Console</a> but would probably have opted for the Topeak Ridecase had the Samsung version been out at the time. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148419 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:01:29 +0000 SRD 148419@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@kaputnik - yes, but I only have a magnets and wires computer on one of my bikes. Quite tempting to get one for either bike. and one that would map my ride, which computer doesn't do. Especially since I don't have a smartphone or gps. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148408 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 11:16:09 +0000 kaputnik 148408@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Magnets and wires work and the batteries last for years. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148405 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 11:09:07 +0000 wee folding bike 148405@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes… it might have also gone through the tumbler.</p> <p>Why the memsahib didn't spot it in time I'll never know. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148401 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 11:00:57 +0000 chdot 148401@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"For some reason they don't like that kind of wet"</p> <p>More likely the heat. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148398 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 10:58:43 +0000 wee folding bike 148398@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Don't leave a dry bag in your pocket when the pocket goes through the washing machine. For some reason they don't like that kind of wet and the poppers don't pop anymore. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148395 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 10:50:20 +0000 Cyclingmollie 148395@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Stealth 50 is a bargain if you want basic GPS which uploads to Strava with cadence and HRM (as upgrades) in one unit. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148393 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 10:45:21 +0000 acsimpson 148393@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aquapack have a range of bags too suitable for most smartphones on the market. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148371 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 09:34:59 +0000 wee folding bike 148371@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Topeak make a dry bag for iPhones. I ordered one for just that reason, I'm out in the rain a lot. At the moment the phone is usually wrapped in a piece bag while in my special Craghopper Kiwi phone pocket but that makes it hard to see the screen.</p> <p><a href="http://www.evanscycles.com/products/topeak/iphone-5-drybag-ec049294" rel="nofollow">http://www.evanscycles.com/products/topeak/iphone-5-drybag-ec049294</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148363 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 09:10:21 +0000 wingpig 148363@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My smartphone takes about five minutes to get a GPS lock. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148361 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 09:02:35 +0000 dg145 148361@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>But the cost of replacing a dead smart-phone will add considerably to that cost. I managed to kill my Blackberry just after Christmas commuting into work in a biblical deluge - and that was with it inside the pocket of my waterproof jacket.</p> <p>Bought a Garmin after that and it is stem mounted and (so far) completely waterproof. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148353 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 08:25:39 +0000 wee folding bike 148353@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If you've got a smart phone you can get handlebar mountings for less than that. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148348 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 00:01:15 +0000 condor2378 148348@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I wonder how long it takes to lock GPS as I'm straight onto the bike out of the door. Don't fancy hanging around for a couple of minutes waiting on GPS. </p> <p>Anyway, I had my Cateye cadence (wired) stolen when forgetting to remove it one day. Still got the sensors and I've been looking for a 2nd hand one, so if anyone was thinking of trading an old cadence wired in I could give you a (much) older computer for the trade £30 and chuck in a tenner too? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148343 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 22:51:12 +0000 Arellcat 148343@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's still £50 for a fancy speedo. While I love my two Cateye Mity 3 computers from ages ago, I could be tempted by a Cateye Stealth 10 for the torpedo; I certainly have a couple of defunct wired units to trade in. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148342 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 22:46:48 +0000 wingpig 148342@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hmm. Wonder if I have any old-but-still-working-with-a-new-battery wired CatEyes... My worry about something fancier is that it'd be more than twenty quid lost if I ever forgot to unclip it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148338 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 22:34:48 +0000 chrisfl 148338@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have a slightly ridiculous Garmin, but the Stealth actually looks like a good cycle computer/GPS tracker. Certainly a great buy with for £50 </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148336 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 22:25:56 +0000 Instography 148336@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Broadly favourable review on <a href="http://road.cc/content/review/100537-cateye-stealth-50-gps-computer">roadcc</a>. From my experience of problems getting a signal on the Garmin, the only bit that would trouble me would be that "...it takes longer than the Garmin to tune in to the GPS signal." But it's not specific about how much longer. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12545#post-148331 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 21:19:19 +0000 SRD 148331@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If I had £50 spare, I'd be tempted by this. What do you all think? </p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/blog/2014/04/cateye-computer-amnesty" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/blog/2014/04/cateye-computer-amnesty</a> </p>