Originally Posted by
High_Climber
Well today I joined the Cult! I ordered a 63cm 2012 CAAD 10-5 in team white/blue/green. I also bought some Look Keo Plus pedals and some shoes. One thing I can't decide on though is the computer! One that sticks out is the Cateye Strada with Cadence. It's wired and goes to the rear wheel for speed/cadence. The other is a Cateye Strada Wireless. Is it difficult to conceal a wire on a white bike that runs from the front all the way to the back under the main tube? If I ever got a trainer, the rear sensor would be nice and fit the budget better than a double wireless. Also, the wireless sensor is a bit beefy since it has to house an additional battery. Would it look clunky on that white fork? I'm not entirely sold on needing cadence. I just want something that will look clean and provide basic functions. Any suggestions??? I am counting the hours until it gets here!!
I prefer a double wireless system to measure speed and cadence. I have two Cateye V2C computers on a couple of bikes and a wired Cateye Astrale 8 (speed and cadence) on another bike. All 3 work fine, but the wired computer runs cables from the head unit, down the down tube, and along the chainstay. I prefer the wireless setup, but the wired is on an old beater that I didn't want to put more money into. If you don't need cadence, a wired setup to a speed sensor on the front fork will be less wiring and cleaner than the double wired setup.
Enjoy the new bike, and don't forget to post pics when it comes in!