Originally Posted by
dyzir13
I'll be getting a new bike tomorrow and want a decent cyclocomputer for it because I am a very numbers oriented person and love tracking my workouts. I am having a hard time finding a lot of feedback on them and with the amount of different brands and models available, I am a bit overwhelmed by it all.
My budget is around $50-$75 (or less). I've began looking at different models and see that the most common brands are CatEye and Bontrager. Is one of them a better brand? Is it worth the extra money to invest in a wireless one? Finally, are there any that track calories also? I'd appreciate any feedback or suggestions. Thanks!
Even though you may be a newbie, the cyclocomputer does not need to be a low end model. some link the new starter bike to correspond to a low end computer. I think the computer is something you can take with you for other activities like hiking and make it work for you there too. Then if you decided to buy another bike because you really enjoy biking and want more performance, the Garmin type product (GPS) is ok for you.
A numbers guy will like the Garmin. Its downloadable to your desktop and your bike routes can be viewed on Google Earth. The data that's downloadable is viewable as a table of information on each interval, be it a 1 mile or any variable distance that you choose. That's why its good for hiking as well. The battery charge will last longer than an IPhone charge, at least that's what I hear.