Originally Posted by
obie33
I buy computers when they are on sale, usually getting the cheapest model with basic time/distance/speed display. Easier to put them on the 3 bikes I normally use than trying to remember to switch them out.
+1. A few years ago I bought enough Cateye Velo 2s for all our bikes. Nashbar was blowing them out at the time, $12 or $15 apiece if I remember correctly. So each bike has its own computer but I can always take a spare from another bike if need be.
As another poster said, I use computers primarily as odometers in order to know when maintenance is due.