dekindy
10-13-2009, 07:54 AM
Why doesn't someone design a computer with a laser or some other technology instead of a magnet so that the receiver is mounted solidly to the chain stay and not sticking out from the chainstay where I can kick it (this happened while I was test riding my bike after service because I was wearing tennis shoes instead of my cycling shoes) or fall into the spokes?
I know I can buy a Garmin but I would still have the sensor problem if I want cadence. And I know they make fork mounted computers but I want to put it on a trainer and I would still want cadence. Maybe Cadence won't be a requirement once I ride outdoors without it. However the High Intensity workouts that I follow on the trainer require increasing cadence in 5 rpm increments which I can't estimate. Maybe I will use Sheldon Brown's calculator to make a chart that equates speed and cadence in the gear recommended for the drill and get around needing cadence on the trainer.
Luckily the cadence function only was broken so I can still use it for speed and heart rate. I don't think it matters, but it was a Cateye V3.
I know I can buy a Garmin but I would still have the sensor problem if I want cadence. And I know they make fork mounted computers but I want to put it on a trainer and I would still want cadence. Maybe Cadence won't be a requirement once I ride outdoors without it. However the High Intensity workouts that I follow on the trainer require increasing cadence in 5 rpm increments which I can't estimate. Maybe I will use Sheldon Brown's calculator to make a chart that equates speed and cadence in the gear recommended for the drill and get around needing cadence on the trainer.
Luckily the cadence function only was broken so I can still use it for speed and heart rate. I don't think it matters, but it was a Cateye V3.