Bontrager Trip 4 disappointed
 

So I bought a Bontrager Trip 4, I had a lot of high expectations for it -- but it left me a bit disappointed.

The signals were too weak for the device to be placed on my seat stay or my chain stay so it has to be mounted on my front wheel.

The sensor and the magnetic piece needs to be milimeters apart, often times while moving the bike the piece will move a smidge or rotate and the computer will no longer read or sense the rotations. sometimes the rotation of the magnetic piece rotates and hits the computer making an annoying ticking sound.

Worst off, sometimes the computer goes a bit haywire and begins to read nonsensical numbers. Sometimes it does not correct itself for hours.

No cadence.

Maybe I'm just having a bad model, or perhaps its about time I move onto a more expensive computer/ garmin?

Read the manual, it's designed to be mounted on the front wheel, same for most wireless cycle computers

The manual specs 3-5mm this is close, did you tighten the magnet / are you using non-standard (flat) spokes? For the tick, you will get that on every cycle computer with a magnet.

Read the specs before you buy, this computer doesn't have this feature, try the Trip 3 wired, this has this feature

Buy yourself a rare earth magnet for like $1 on ebay or somewhere and put it on top of the magnet you currently have on your spoke. You'll be able to back your sensor off quite a bit and still get a good signal. At least that's how it's worked for most computers I've tried.

I really should have read the box before I purchased, the salesman who helped me didnt listen to what I wanted. If anything I blame myself and the saleman... time to go Garmin 810!?

Here's what is in question.. http://media.bontrager.com/owners_ma...ip_1_4W_EN.pdf right?


Cadence has to have a second sensor set , to count crank rotations.