I've heard that Cateye's Strada Cadence (wired) is more reliable than the wireless version -- no radio interference. I've also heard that Cateye's speed display is big and easy to read but that the secondary display can be difficult. Some say that the computer sometimes displays 0 for speed and cadence due to loose contacts.

Any other feedback on the wired version? It's available for $34 at REI this week. I would like to purchase it if I get good feedback.

Do you have to wrap the wire around the top tube or do they supply zip ties to secure the wire?

Thanks.

I have used one for over a year w/o any problems and just bought a second at the REI sale. I wanted one for my Big Dummy as the wireless cadence version will not fit a longtail bike due to having the speed and cadence sensors in one module.

More accurately: it's dirty contacts. Zip ties secure the wire. I run mine up the downtube.

I have this model on two of my three bikes, my third bike has a hand-me-down cheapie.

I just installed one (wired, not wireless) on a bike a few minutes ago. It went on pretty easy. The only trouble is insetting the clock

I got one with my bike; the shop put a bunch of zip ties to run it along the bottom of the downtube. But that looked a bit tacky for such a sexy bike, and against my better judgment, I took it back and got the wireless one. I've heard a lot about this being less reliable than the wired version, although after 200 miles, I haven't seen an issue. The folks at the bike shop said it'll lose the signal for a split second every now and then, but rarely.

The speed is displayed in a pretty large font, and the second display is kind of small. I typically leave it on cadence, and have no trouble reading the display (except at night). The cadence lags a second behind reality, on the wired and wireless version.

I really like the two distance settings in the Strada; one tells me how many miles I've gone that day, and the other for the week. You can reset them whenever you'd like, but I like knowing my mileage per week or per month, without having to keep track of things and add up a column of numbers. I didn't think I'd use that, but it turns out it's really nice to have.

Folks,

Thank you for sharing your experiences. I purchased a Cateye Strada Cadence (wired) yesterday for $34 at REI.

I might have been dreaming, but I thought I saw the Double Wireless for sale at $56 at REI last weekend. The price increased to $75 on Monday . So, wired it is.

Thanks!

It was $56. I picked one up on Friday.

I mentioned the $56 deal on the Double Wireless to the salesperson at the bicycle area and she said that in the history of the product at REI it was never at $56. She reviewed the history on their computer system when she said this. Not sure what she was looking at since the unit was clearly at $56 last weekend.

In any case, since I missed that deal, I went with the wired unit. I installed it yesterday night and it seems to be working fine. I found it much easier to first hold the sensors and the cadence magnet in place with scotch tape until I figured out the correct positions for them. Then fastened the zip ties and finally removed the scotch tape. The wire was just sufficient for my 2010 Felt Speed 30. I fastened the wire to the down tube as shown in the instructions.

Let's hope it works fine on the road test I am planning this weekend.

BTW, how accurate is the circumference table? The table indicates 2136mm for 700x28c. Do I really need to measure the circumference or is this value close enough? I have Alex rims and Continental Gator Skin tires.

Thanks.

I like some clear packing tape for the down tube, much cleaner look.

It's easy enough to measure:

1) Inflate tires to whatever pressure you ride them at.
2) Put a dab of grease (white is easy to see) on rear tire.
3) Get on & roll for a couple revolutions.
4) Measure the distance between the marks left on the pavement.
5) Average the measurements, this is the circumference value.

700x25c Gators on Ritchey pro's here, 2111 mm, manual says 2105.

Cheers,

Kelly

How much difference does this amount to? I'm pretty certain that my new bike (700x23) got a computer left to the default, and that the old bike's computer probably wasn't updated when I put 28s on it ( I'm guessing they used to be 32s? ). The old bike's mileage never matched my GPS exactly, but was usually within 1 mile for a 40 mile ride. I probably just realized why.

It might just be me but the time is hard to set, but you can reset the total mileage and that is good.

Agreed, the time was outrageously hard to set; but, I wear an analog watch. As such, all "simple" digital time pieces seem to be unreasonably hard to set. I waited a day, then brought it in and sat at my desk and did it when I was relaxed.