Digital Inclinometer?
07-25-09, 02:19 PM
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Digital Inclinometer?
I just ordered a new bike and am shopping for a cycle computer with a digital read-out of real time inclination. (ie 3%). No luck with the trek or cat-eye units. Anyone else I should check out?
07-25-09, 02:24 PM
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The Garmin family have baro altimeters, but I don't know if they have real-time, % grade read-out.
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The Sigma Rox 9.0 has it. It isn't immediate though, and I don't think it's directly measured. It gets the grade by using rise (altimeter) and distance over ground, not the most accurate way to do it, and it makes it lag a lot.
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I think most bike computers with altimeters should have a digital gradient display. These can be had for a lot less than Garmins and should be just as accurate. I haven't checked the latest models, but I'm pretty sure that Cateye has an altimeter bike computer. So does Specialized, Vetta, and most of the other brands.
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The Garmin 305 has a real time grade display. I don't think it is very accurate unless the grade is long, but it is interesting enough to watch that I have in the corner of screen 1. It actually showed 21% today on a climb for a short stretch. That hill is pretty steep at the top, but 21% is pretty hard to believe.
07-25-09, 07:06 PM
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not trying to get too far off topic--but what about an old fasioned inclometer that will fit 31.8 bars?anyone know where to get one?
