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Old 05-04-14 | 10:40 PM
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gsa103
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Bikes: Bianchi Infinito (Celeste, of course)

Garmin 500/510/800/810/1000.

You want a bike computer than uses digital transmission, such as ANT+. The analog ones get screwed up by the switching electronics in most LED bike lights. The digital bike computers all tend to be expensive, so at that point, just get a Garmin with way more functionality for only a little more cash. If you want cheap get a wired computer. I bought an analog wireless computer for a clean install, used for 6 mo before I gave up and bought a Garmin. A single blinkie headlight was enough to turn it into a paperweight.

The cheapest wireless digital Cateye is $94 on amazon. It doesn't do ANT+ or Bluetooth so there's no way to add a heart rate monitor or power meter, and doesn't have any GPS capability. You can get an older Garmin 500 for about ~$200, that's much more versatile.

One of the best features about the Garmin's is that the info display is completely configurable. You can have 2-10 data fields displayed, and it will automatically scroll between displays.
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