Originally Posted by
Bobby Lex
What do you USE the sensor for?
In a TT you're supposed to be pacing yourself based on watts (if you have a power meter) or based on heart rate. You shouldn't be paying any attention to your speed.
I took my sensor off about a month after getting my TT bike when I realized that speed is irrelevant.
Bob
Wheel sensor provides speed and distance. I find distance quite useful in longer or more technical TT's. Gives me a sense of pace and if I'm ahead or behind my goal. If you're using a device that logs data, being able to review speed and distance is very useful. And if you're doing field testing, speed can be the sole object of the test.
As far as pacing, you could do it on power (I use wattage in the first 3-4 minutes to keep from going too hard), but HR isn't as good as PE for me. There's a lag and a lot of variables.
Nate, if you could find a rear wheel sensor that would work with your computer, that would be ideal. Barring that, conventional wisdom says to mount it behind the fork.