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Old 03-21-11 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Thulsadoom
Walmart used to sell a little computer for $9.32 that did all that. It's not wireless. I think they marketed it under the Schwinn name. I haven't looked to see if they still sell it, but I put one on my winter bike a few years ago and it works great.
I had one of those and it did work great in winter. The problem was when summer came around. When the unit got hot the display would black out and I would be riding in the dark, so to speak. When I put it in the shade it would slowly return to normal, but obviously I wasn't riding in the shade much. Finally replaced it with a Cateye Mity 8, which has been great.

Years ago I had an Echo J12 that I found in a surplus store for $5.99. That was a great little computer that worked in all weather conditions and showed cadence as well as speed, avg speed, max speed, odometer, and trip odometer. I had about 15k miles on that little thing when it flew off the mount while I was riding single track a few years ago. Never found it, and don't think they're made anymore.
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