Originally Posted by
Mihail C.
Hello
I have a speedometer from Blackburn, Atom SL 3.0. It works great for me: wireless, lightweight, does the job great. However, the main missing feature in my opinion, is a backlight so you can see it at night time. Has anybody had a similar problem with their speedometer and, if so, what kind of solutions have you found? I plan to find a tiny battery operated light, and attach it to the speedometer, so I can turn it on and off when necessary. I'm going to check out soon, my local hardware and electronics stores. Any feedback is much appreciated. Thank you.
There are computers that offer a back-light button. I use an old Vetta computer that has a back-light button. Works well but when you press the button it only stays lit for about 3-5 sec. I like the Sigma Nitelight idea but that means mounting more junk to my bars. I have to admit though that I hardly ever use the back light anymore. When wearing gloves it's real hard to find anyway. I do miss though casually being able to see my speed ( or lack thereof ) at night.
I don't own a good Garmin product but I would suppose if you owned something like the 810 that it would have an option for viewing your speed at night. With the rechargeable bigger batteries, the Garmin products should have no problems with running a back-light display for longer periods. Hopefully someone who owns one will kick-in a comment on how the nite display actually works.