gauvins

Looking for a wireless speed+cadence computer.

Sigma looks the part. There are, however, mixed reviews regarding sensors reliability.

Comments/suggestions appreciated.

(This summer I became used to constant feedback while touring. I do not expect to use a smart phone on a regular basis when not on tour. Therefore exploring simple computers to get speed and cadence, auto start and odometer. Long battery life, small screen)

McBTC

My first wireless is a Cateye Strada and it is working out well...

Yendor72

CC-RD410DW | CATEYE

Simple to set up and reliable. You'll have to shop around for the best price.

Isn't the Strada Cadence a wired unit?

fietsbob

2 sensor-transmitters required 1 on wheel and one on crank arm.. so 3 coin batteries .. many Brands ..

I have no preference since I dont Use one.

McBTC

Could be... I actually have a Cateye Strada 410 Digital Wireless Computer

Yendor72

The 410 that I linked only has 2 batteries as the cadence and wheel sensors are built into a single module.

John_V 

If I understand this last paragraph correctly, you used a smartphone as your cycling computer when you were touring during the summer? Not sure if you had speed and cadence sensors connected to your smartphone while touring, but take a look at the Wahoo RFLKT ($79.00 USD). If you are using a compatible cycling app, or the Wahoo Fitness app, it will connect to your phone and display whatever data your phone app is collecting so you don't need to keep the phone's screen turned on. If you didn't use sensors, any data from Bluetooth sensors you use in the future, will be displayed on the RFLKT as well. The display screens are user definable but limited to the app that you use with it.

In case I misunderstood your last paragraph, then I had a Cateye Strada Double Wireless that used two CR2032 batteries and gave me several years of very reliable service. Battery life for the control unit and the sensor were excellent.

chaadster

For about $200, you could get a Garmin Edge 25 and Speed/Cadence sensors, and really have a full suite of capabilities including mapping, live tracking, course direction, direct uploads and heart rate capability. The Edge 25 itself is $170, and battery is USB rechargeable with 8hrs run time.

gauvins

Yes. A Galaxy S5 running Locus, fed speed and cadence data from Garmin's ANT+ sensors. The phone is powered by a dynamo hub. Really excellent system. Only problem is that when it rains, the touch screen is triggered by raindrops.

I'd like a simple computer to keep a total distance log and to always have speed/cadence without the need to start an app. (Or when navigating with Google maps).

I hesitate between the Sigma 16.12 and the Bontrager Node 1.1. Sigma uses proprietary technology (STS). Bontrager is ANT+ compatible but may not be as reliable.

gauvins

I am looking for auto start and long battery life (1 year). Install and forget. (A Sigma head is so cheap that it could probably stay on the bike at all times)

I have a 910XT that is somewhat equivalent to the 25. Very useful for training indeed.

Rollfast

I don't have a clue about how they measure CADENCE, but those old-fashioned bike speedometers have an odometer and use no batteries.


That's as simple as you can get, and cheaper.


I realize I'm probably of no use to your quest for a gizmo with an LCD screen though...I come from a different world I guess.

John_V 

My wife has the 16.12 STS Cadence on her trike. She really likes it and has worked flawlessly for the year and a half she's had it. The only thing she wished it supported was Ant+ but it uses it's own radio frequency to communicate.

DrIsotope

My first computer was a Sigma STS 16.12 CAD, and it worked great right up until the day it didn't. Lost contact with both sensors one day, and even after multiple resets, never quite got them back. Went to GPS afterward.

My wife ran a Cateye Strada Slim for almost 2 years, and it never had an issue. Went the whole time on one battery, if memory serves. The Padrone is basically the same thing with a bigger display.

fietsbob

I, OTOH Hid My Computer well down on the right fork Blade , it was a wired computer
Wired with Plugs in the underside . I, stopped, could pull it off , see the Mile count on it
& use the Trip function at Miles to Go signs, and then put it back.

Back to your Brand favoritism dialogs.. Shoppers and Tekkies