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MexicanOnABike · 09-03-2007, 08:05 PM

I'm looking for a road bike computer. my front is too thin and thick to fit . are there any made for the new types of road bikes? i have a Specialized roadbike.

any help?!?

MexicanOnABike · 09-12-2007, 07:48 AM

well i looked and i found a few but they're in the 150$ to 500$ price range. i kinda wanted one like the 20-40$ range. oh well.

Ilow · 09-12-2007, 08:29 AM

almost all new computers will fit either the normal sized bars or the oversized 31.8 bars, as they generally have a curved, flexible base and zip ties that adjust to any sized bars. You should be able to find a standard, wired 7-10 feature computer for about 30$ and a wireless one for $15-20 more. All should do at least current speed, avg. speed, trip distance, total distance, max speed, trip elapsed time and 12/24 hour clock. I would look at the Vetta of Cateye computers, which are both relatively easy to install and inexpensive. The only computers that are in the range you are talking about are double wireless (speed and cadence, speed plus heart rate etc) A new garmin GPS equipped computer is probably only $400, so I have no clue what a $500 computer does.

eribrav · 09-12-2007, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by MexicanOnABike

I'm looking for a road bike computer. my front is too thin and thick to fit . are there any made for the new types of road bikes? i have a Specialized roadbike.

any help?!?

Do you mean you're having trouble mounting the bracket on your handlebars, or do you mean the fork is too thick to mount the sensor?

Both problems can be remedied.

MexicanOnABike · 09-12-2007, 10:07 AM

heres a couple of pictures to try and explain the fork or w/e it's called. part holding the wheel where the sensor is supposed to attach.

view of the side and you can see how thick it is.

not the best picture but you see how slim it is from the front/back

eribrav · 09-12-2007, 03:51 PM

Most computers come with a sensor that attaches to the fork using some sort of zip-tie arrangement.

There's nothing unusual about that fork, so should be no problem attaching the sensor. Usually go for about 2/3 the way up the fork. Then you attach the little magnet to a spoke so it passes just next to the sensor.

snowy · 09-12-2007, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by eribrav

Most computers come with a sensor that attaches to the fork using some sort of zip-tie arrangement.

There's nothing unusual about that fork, so should be no problem attaching the sensor. Usually go for about 2/3 the way up the fork. Then you attach the little magnet to a spoke so it passes just next to the sensor.

Yeah, I have a wireless Cateye computer for my hybrid bike. The sensor is held by a zip tie, and because it was wireless it was super-easy to install.

This is the one I have: http://www.amazon.com/Cateye-CC-MC10...9641810&sr=8-1

MexicanOnABike · 09-12-2007, 08:35 PM

everyone: cool. thanks for the info!
owl: how was it to attach to the handlebar? mine are rather big. it's a road bike so i'm not sure how it usually attaches.

anyone here with roadbike handlebars?

I know i sound like a retard right now but my dad is the one who bought one and said it couldn't attach to the bike in any way. (he has a bike very similar to mine.) I think i'll try attaching it to my bike to see if I have more common sense than him. haha!

How does the wireless one work? i'm curious.

snowy · 09-12-2007, 08:49 PM

Well, it has a magnet that you attach to a spoke and a sensor you strap with included zip ties to your front fork. The sensor communicates to the computer unit wirelessly. The computer unit and clip are separate pieces so that you can take the computer off the bike. The clip attaches to your handlebar with zip ties, like the sensor. It's between an inch and an inch and a half in width, and will fit on any open part of your handlebars.

Ilow · 09-13-2007, 08:02 AM

the included zipties in any of these computers are large enough th go around bars or a fork four times the size of normal ones, you always have to cut a great amount off.

09-03-2007, 08:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
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09-12-2007, 07:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	well i looked and i found a few but they're in the 150$ to 500$ price range. i kinda wanted one like the 20-40$ range. oh well. __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

09-12-2007, 08:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ilow Junkie Location: Pats country	almost all new computers will fit either the normal sized bars or the oversized 31.8 bars, as they generally have a curved, flexible base and zip ties that adjust to any sized bars. You should be able to find a standard, wired 7-10 feature computer for about 30$ and a wireless one for $15-20 more. All should do at least current speed, avg. speed, trip distance, total distance, max speed, trip elapsed time and 12/24 hour clock. I would look at the Vetta of Cateye computers, which are both relatively easy to install and inexpensive. The only computers that are in the range you are talking about are double wireless (speed and cadence, speed plus heart rate etc) A new garmin GPS equipped computer is probably only $400, so I have no clue what a $500 computer does. __________________ "Religion is the one area of our discourse in which it is considered noble to pretend to be certain about things no human being could possibly be certain about" --Sam Harris

09-12-2007, 10:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	heres a couple of pictures to try and explain the fork or w/e it's called. part holding the wheel where the sensor is supposed to attach. view of the side and you can see how thick it is. not the best picture but you see how slim it is from the front/back __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings- Last edited by MexicanOnABike; 09-12-2007 at 10:29 AM.. Reason: added pictures.

09-12-2007, 03:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
eribrav Junkie Location: upstate NY	That's your fork Most computers come with a sensor that attaches to the fork using some sort of zip-tie arrangement. There's nothing unusual about that fork, so should be no problem attaching the sensor. Usually go for about 2/3 the way up the fork. Then you attach the little magnet to a spoke so it passes just next to the sensor.

09-12-2007, 08:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	everyone: cool. thanks for the info! owl: how was it to attach to the handlebar? mine are rather big. it's a road bike so i'm not sure how it usually attaches. anyone here with roadbike handlebars? I know i sound like a retard right now but my dad is the one who bought one and said it couldn't attach to the bike in any way. (he has a bike very similar to mine.) I think i'll try attaching it to my bike to see if I have more common sense than him. haha! How does the wireless one work? i'm curious. __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

09-12-2007, 08:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	Well, it has a magnet that you attach to a spoke and a sensor you strap with included zip ties to your front fork. The sensor communicates to the computer unit wirelessly. The computer unit and clip are separate pieces so that you can take the computer off the bike. The clip attaches to your handlebar with zip ties, like the sensor. It's between an inch and an inch and a half in width, and will fit on any open part of your handlebars. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

09-13-2007, 08:02 AM	#10 (permalink)
Ilow Junkie Location: Pats country	the included zipties in any of these computers are large enough th go around bars or a fork four times the size of normal ones, you always have to cut a great amount off. __________________ "Religion is the one area of our discourse in which it is considered noble to pretend to be certain about things no human being could possibly be certain about" --Sam Harris