Originally Posted by
cyccommute
The backlight is an energy hog and chews through the CR2032 battery quickly. Other computers I've seen with backlights use a similar strategy. On the other hand, if you use a helmet light, you don't need the backlight. On still another hand..."Pardon me, sir. May I borrow another hand?
...I'm usually occupied at night with other concerns and checking my computer is low on the priority list.
That price is, indeed, a killer price on the 1612
The backlight on that computer is not very bright anyway. Also the first button touch lights the computer without changing the function. Need to hit it twice to change functions.
As you said a helmet light is better. My helmet light uses rechargeable batteries so I don't care how much I use it on a ride.
However when you do run down the battery in the computer, all you need to do is reset the clock. All the rest of the data stays in the computer.