Thread: Need Recommendation for a Basic Bike Computer
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Old 05-15-20 | 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Barry2
Using the same Computer on two bikes may require a re-calibration for the two wheel diameters.
Using a GPS, either on a phone app, or dedicated bike computer, does not rely on wheel diameter calibrations for distance and speed.

Barry
^Not necessarily. The CatEye products allow you to select bike #1 and bike #2 , and when setting up allow you to calibrate the wheel diameter for each bike. This feature is common on many of the bike computers that I've set up for others.
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