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03-06-02, 07:52 AM
A few days ago my computer started acting up, registering on, say, 6+ miles of a 9 mile ride. Then it stopped registering speed and miles altogether. Then the cadence went. Stopped by the shop Thursday. The wrench tested the head on their display rack which has mounts and a little wheel to spin. Head registered fine. They also had a little handheld unit to test the mount. Mount did not register speed/miles but did register cadence, which turned out to be a loose connection unrelated to anything else, just coincidence. So I bought a new mount. Before I hooked it up completely I snapped the pickup on the fork mount, and spun the wheel. Still no speed or miles. I kept looking and looking. Finally I looked very closely at the wheel magnet, which I had already made sure was in the proper position, etc. The more I looked at it, the more something didn't look quite right. Finally I realized that though most of it was still there, the actual little piece of magnet was gone. Stuck on a magnet from another wheel and, voila, speed and miles.
So there ya go. Another "don't overlook the obvious" lesson.
Regards,
Raymond
So there ya go. Another "don't overlook the obvious" lesson.
Regards,
Raymond