Re[2]: Hotting Up a Unicycle!

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Mike wrote:
>Unfortunately the CYCLE computer has to be either in the seat or under it on
>the post so you have to be relatively flexible to read it while riding as long
>as you keep it low enough to see.

My original attachment of computers (for a girlfriend, and later for me) was on
the back of the seat post. We used a model that stored max. speed, average
speed, distance, etc. so you could look at it after.

Later I built a racing unicycle with the computer in the front of the seat.
This one you can just barely look at while riding, depending on your size.
But sometimes the buttons get pushed while you’re riding, and I don’t want to
say by what.

>Anyone seen any Wireless cycle computers yet you could were as a watch? Just
>a thought.

When wireless computers first came out, I was recommended by a knowledgeable guy
at a bike shop not to risk it. He said the signals were very weak on the things,
and they weren’t yet reliable. On a unicycle, if you have the computer on your
person (even in your pocket), it will be farther from the transmitter than it
would on a bicycle, so I saved the money at that time. The reliability of
wireless computers has probably gotten much better since then.

What I want is a computer with an altimeter in it. First I want to find out how
accurate they are, and then I might consider one for my MUni…

John Foss

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Re: Re[2]: Hotting Up a Unicycle!

I too have put a comp. on my uni for a short period of time, and been frustrated
by the inability to see my travelling speed (it stored max speed). Cateye make a
watch which integrates a heart moniter, and standard bike comp. so it has the
usual 7 function. It costs about $150AUS, but they’re not that flash.

The latest Cateye cyclocomp. integrates an altimeter, and also has this funky
thing for their Dura-Ace gearing system which works out what your cadence is
using your current gear and speed. It’s not that useful for a unicycle and
rather expensive. A lot of cycling computers from Sigma have altimeters in them
and they’re very reliable (I believe), i’m gonna go down the bike shop soon and
find out costs and if they’re wireless too.

Nic. BTW, don’t you think you can go too far, trying to spice up you uni with
electronic gizmoes?

On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, JohnX Foss wrote:

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> Mike wrote:
> >Unfortunately the CYCLE computer has to be either in the seat or under it on
> >the post so you have to be relatively flexible to read it while riding as
> >long as you keep it low enough to see.
>
> My original attachment of computers (for a girlfriend, and later for me) was
> on the back of the seat post. We used a model that stored max. speed, average
> speed, distance, etc. so you could look at it after.
>
> Later I built a racing unicycle with the computer in the front of the seat.
> This one you can just barely look at while riding, depending on your size. But
> sometimes the buttons get pushed while you’re riding, and I don’t want to say
> by what.
>
> >Anyone seen any Wireless cycle computers yet you could were as a watch? Just
> >a thought.
>
> When wireless computers first came out, I was recommended by a knowledgeable
> guy at a bike shop not to risk it. He said the signals were very weak on the
> things, and they weren’t yet reliable. On a unicycle, if you have the computer
> on your person (even in your pocket), it will be farther from the transmitter
> than it would on a bicycle, so I saved the money at that time. The reliability
> of wireless computers has probably gotten much better since then.
>
> What I want is a computer with an altimeter in it. First I want to find out
> how accurate they are, and then I might consider one for my MUni…
>
> John Foss
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