Re: Bike computer that work in the rain

On 2006-05-27, Hank Wirtz <hank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"James Gladden" <jvgtwo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:M86dnXC-Cb-bROrZnZ2dnUVZ_t-dnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx:

My old Avocet 45tt bike computer has died and I need to replace it.
There were several things I really liked about this computer:

1) It was rain-proof. I have ridden many hundred of miles in the wet
with it and never had a problem with it leaking.

2) It always worked in the rain (actually, the cadence feature
wouldn't always work in the wet, but you can't have everything). This
distinguised it from other bike computers I have owned that stop
reading speed with the contacts on the mount get soaked.

3) It had cadence. Silly, I realize, but I enjoy it.

4) The odometer was settable so that if you did a mid-year battery
change you could re-enter the mileage. Also probably silly, but I
enjoy keeping track of my mileage as the year goes by (about 2850 so
far this year).

I am a high-mileage comuter in Seattle so stuff that won't survive
rain doesn't have much place on my bike. I suppose wireless would
solve some of the rain reliability problems, if it really works
reliably the rest of the time.


I'm in your neck of the woods, and I commute 2-3 days a week between
Mill Creek and Redmond (35 miles RT). I've been using Sigma Sport
computers for the last couple of years and have had great luck with them
with wired mounts (but have had 2 wireless kits fail on me). I'm
currently using a BC1200, which replaced a BC800 I moved to my mountain
bike. I got the 1200 because it has dual wheel sizes, and I switch back
& forth between 28mm clinchers and 22mm sewups, depending on mood &
conditions.


Where did you find one of these? I'm always switching wheelsets between
42mm and 28mm and this would be handy. I also would like a spare sensor.
I bet the Sigma was cheap too. My DC600 was about $10.00 and still works
great after 10K+ miles. It's just a hassle to reset every time I change
wheelsets.

I think the BC1600 would fit all of your conditions, at least 3 & 4
objectively. As to 1 & 2, like I say, I haven't had a wired mount fail
yet.

.

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