Classic & Vintage - vintage bike computer?

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AngryScientist

02-08-09, 12:55 PM

well as my other post stated, i just picked up an older trek roadie, it had this attached to the fork, hopefully i can pop a new battery in it and use it, it looks pretty cool, anyone have something similar?
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/242/3263496131_0cd99f845e.jpg?v=0

roccobike

02-08-09, 03:35 PM

Yeah I have a couple of them. One like yours, is an odometer that hands on the fork. The other is a Cyclotronic. As I recall it works off of power generated when the front wheel turns. It's the real deal, distance, speed and so on. I got it on a 1983 Nishiki I picked up from the original owner.