Originally Posted by
cyccommute
You don’t know that.
Sure I do (with a reasonable degree of confidence). What he describes he wants
doesn't require a GPS.
Originally Posted by
waxcrazy
.....just need simple functions ... trip meter... speed... and total milage odometer, so I know how many miles are actually on the bike...
None of these features
he explicitly listed requires a GPS. It's
not assuming to understand he isn't asking for a GPS!
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
I’ll agree that bicycle computer batteries last a long time (usually more than a year), but they aren’t recording much data. It’s kind of nice to have a trace of your route, especially if you want to share the route with someone. I don’t use the navigation on my GPS to tell me where to go but I do a lot route sharing. Having that ability is worth the hassle of charging the GPS.
??? You complained about me about pointing-out that feature and then you go and mention the feature to me.
Bizarre.
Those are all nice features but
you are assuming the OP knew about them and
you are assuming the OP wants them (ignoring that he doesn't want something "complicated").
You are assuming these features (
which the OP doesn't include in the list of features he wants) is worth the "hassle".
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
...He already bought one GPS....
Which he returned. How does that indicate he wants a GPS?
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
I assume waxcrazy knows what is needed and wanted.
You ignored what he wrote: What he said he wants doesn't require a GPS.
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
That depends on the computer. Wireless ones are still rather expensive. The computer CAT7RDR suggested is $5 more than the GPS unit I suggested. A spare sensor is about $40. Wired bicycle computers are cheaper but having multiple computers on multiple bikes starts to add up in cost. And, if you want to track mileage, it becomes a data management problem.
You are comparing a high end wireless cycle computer with a "low end" GPS unit.
He talked about "my bike". That is, he's talking about
one bike (to a reasonable degree of confidence).
You are ignoring what he actually said and
making all sorts of assumptions.
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Huh? I’ve purchased a couple of GPS units. They come with mounts. Spare mounts for most of them are dirt cheap because they are simple.
The GPS you recommended comes with
one mount. Every cycle computer comes with
one mount. Sure, if the GPS mount is standard (the one you recommended appears to it might be), you can easily buy mounts. But
you are assuming he has multiple bikes.
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
You are misunderstanding what I said about recalibrations. I have bikes with significantly different wheel sizes. I had to change the wheel circumference often as I switch the computer from one bike to another. Sigma Sport used to have a clever mount that worked for 2 different wheel sizes but if you have a 3rd wheel size, you were back to physically changing wheel size on the computer for multiple bikes.
No. I understood what you what you said. This
would make it a pain to move it between bikes. But you are
assuming the OP has multiple bikes (when he said "
my bike", that is, one bike).
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
waxcrazy hsn’t said what GPS unit is going to be used for. Perhaps you should ask before assuming that waxcrazy doesn’t know the difference between a GPS and a bicycle computer
???
Bizarre.
The OP listed what the device is going to be used for!
You are
assuming he knows the difference!
There is
no downside in pointing out the differences. If he knows, then reading it again doesn't hurt him.
There certainly is a downside to him not knowing the difference. It also might be useful to other people reading this thread.
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
... before assuming...
You are making all sorts of assumptions (which are contradicted by what the OP wrote).