Bicycle computer comparison please
 

I have 3 bike computers given to me and i am wondering which is the best one. I have a Bri 2 BRI-2 | ********************?? , a Mach-3 Etc Mach-3 Bicycle Computer - 10 Functions - Cycling
and a Cateye Mity 8 Cateye Mity 8 Computer | Evans Cycles .
I have a cheapie($5aud) on the bike right now that is hard to get on and off its plate thing and i already broke the previous one because its obviously cheap and badly made. What do i expect for $5 right. My previous bike computer was a Bri 3 but somehow it was either stolen by the bad neighbours or flew off as i was cycle because the pin that holds it in place broke off years ago. It would sit right and not fly off but i had to make sure it sat in there well...otherwise it flys off . Anyway thats the extent of my bike computer knowledge and its time consuming putting these things on. Oh wait i did have a wireless one i had to return as it wasnt suitable for my bike. Long story. Anyway I know these are all cheap compared to what anyone buys now but i dont have a job so its about chosing one of the ones given to me and the rest i will give to other friends that also cant afford much. So would like your reviews on these models if u have owned/used any :0) Not interested in buying anything :))

I like cat eye products mine is 15 years and still going. Cat has a nice selection of price line for everyone.

Wow thanks thats a good amount of time to use something :0)

I've used various different brands, and they all work well. You can't go wrong with Cateye.

I have three of those Mach 3 computers. I think I got two at Nashbar. They are very reliable and easy to use.

Since I own too many bikes, I ended up getting a Garmin Edge 200 which uses GPS rather than sensors on the bike. This way, I don't have to maintain computers on all the bikes or laboriously tally up my miles.

Oh thanks thats good to know. Yeah i have a car gps mounted on the bike now. I dont have it happening unless i need it tho. Only the trips i dont know where i am going. I know sydney too well he he. Plus the battery of the gps is not very long :0)

Yeah I tried a car GPS. Battery didn't last. It didn't track my route or distance, either.

Oh so by track do u mean u can review later? I think mine tells me the distance when i type in the address

A car GPS will tell you how far it is from HERE to point B. With a bike GPS, you hit the start button, and it records everywhere you've been as well as how long you went, how fast you went, graph speed over time, and graph elevation over time. I'll post some of my rides later today.

Oh cool wish i could afford something like that but money is very tight on the pension. Got huge expenses due to illness. Will love to look at what you have tho thanks :0)

Here is one ride I took last month. There's more data than I need, for sure.

I think you can see all of my recorded rides here. I record most but not all of my rides.

Thats so cool. Ah well in a few years if i am able to work again this will be on my list :0) Happy cycling :0)

There are some super cheap computers on sites such as suntekstore.com and dx.com. I've used them, and they work fine. One I had even had a temperature readout. Bike computers were invented in the late 70's or early 80's. The kind that use a magnet and sensor haven't needed to evolve, so how to make them is well known. The chips and displays must be mass produced. This is why they work so well and are so cheap. Really, any of them will do fine. I've gotten some for as little as $6.

Feel better!

Yes they wud probably be too much to send to australia and i need to spend my money on other things. Thanks so much. Today is a better day :0)

[MENTION=199576]rapattack[/MENTION], please email me at the address below. Thanks.

Tom

Thanks i am swamped. Gotta get to dentist. Hopefully remember in a few hours :0)

Hi i decided to try the Mac-3 but i havent got a manual. My tyre size is 20 x 1.75 and i am guessing from the other computer i owned that the number i enter is 2117. I looked up an old chart. I googled the mac-3 for a manual a few days ago but the sites looked dodgey. I cant seem to find any now

Next time I come across the unit, I'll see if I can figure out how to set it up.

Thanks so much

Been happily using one of the bike computers and everything going well. Giving away the other ones. These bike computers are so much better than the dirt cheap ones at kmart!