Help! Urgently need new cyclocomputer!
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Help! Urgently need new cyclocomputer!
Up until Saturday I have absolutely loved my Cateye Stealth 50. On Saturday it flew off the mount in traffic and got smashed a zillion times before I could get to it.
I have been in contact with Cateye and found out this is no longer produced, furthermore they offer nothing that does what the GL50 did!
I need cadence, speed, automatic backlight as well as the normal functions of time/distance. Also I really liked uploading my rides on Atlas and analyzing my route.
Suddenly I am no longer able to do any of this and Cateye says they do not have any product the supports Atlas anymore!!!
Need something quick, please help!
Thank You
I have been in contact with Cateye and found out this is no longer produced, furthermore they offer nothing that does what the GL50 did!
I need cadence, speed, automatic backlight as well as the normal functions of time/distance. Also I really liked uploading my rides on Atlas and analyzing my route.
Suddenly I am no longer able to do any of this and Cateye says they do not have any product the supports Atlas anymore!!!
Need something quick, please help!
Thank You
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Do not need wayfinding capabilities, just want to track my performance and route post ride.
Bryton Rider 320 ???
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Your choice is between a "basic" cycling computer and a computer that also has GPS.
GPS computers don't need sensors for speed and can record your track. They typically need to be recharged frequently.
A basic cycling computer can last for many months on a battery.
If the long run-time is important to you (and you don't want to record your track), then you might consider a basic computer that uses ANT+ sensors.
These computers are more expensive and you'd also need to buy sensors but you can use the sensors for another ANT+ "head unit" (even at the same time). And, if you trash a sensor, it's easy to get a replacement.
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The Bryton 320 seems like a reasonable choice. It has a 35h runtime. That's pretty long but it might be optimistic.
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This basic computer is $75 and doesn't include the sensor (might be able to get a decent one for $16).
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/e...olorCode=black
$31 for two sensors (one for cadence; one for speed). I think people have had pretty-good luck with these (I haven't tried them). These also support BT. Note that you'd be able to use these sensors (any ANT+ sensor) with another ANT+ head unit. You'd even be able to use both head units at the same time).
https://www.amazon.com/Magene-Cadenc...s%2C77&sr=8-15
GPS computers don't need sensors for speed and can record your track. They typically need to be recharged frequently.
A basic cycling computer can last for many months on a battery.
If the long run-time is important to you (and you don't want to record your track), then you might consider a basic computer that uses ANT+ sensors.
These computers are more expensive and you'd also need to buy sensors but you can use the sensors for another ANT+ "head unit" (even at the same time). And, if you trash a sensor, it's easy to get a replacement.
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The Bryton 320 seems like a reasonable choice. It has a 35h runtime. That's pretty long but it might be optimistic.
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This basic computer is $75 and doesn't include the sensor (might be able to get a decent one for $16).
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/e...olorCode=black
$31 for two sensors (one for cadence; one for speed). I think people have had pretty-good luck with these (I haven't tried them). These also support BT. Note that you'd be able to use these sensors (any ANT+ sensor) with another ANT+ head unit. You'd even be able to use both head units at the same time).
https://www.amazon.com/Magene-Cadenc...s%2C77&sr=8-15
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I use the Wahoo Bolt computer. I also have the Lezyne computer. It is less expensive and has the features you want.
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I've been running a lezyne super pro for around a year now and no complaints. It isn't as pretty as the wahoo and garmin units but it does everything and cost a lot less.
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sometimes, when I like something, that is out of production, I look on ebay & get lucky (new & used)
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...th+50&_sacat=0
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...th+50&_sacat=0
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sometimes, when I like something, that is out of production, I look on ebay & get lucky (new & used)
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...th+50&_sacat=0
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...th+50&_sacat=0
The $75 Bontrager would (it appears) work with the sensor he already has.
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I have no idea what he paid new. plus those first few are from Japan, but I thought I saw some lower down that list that were cheaper, probably used, but maybe not the exact same unit?.
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Some of them are for other Cateye Stealth models that don't appear to use the ANT+ sensor. It seems to use the BT sensor, which it might not come with.
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It's good for a person asking for help with this to see multiple options. Even stuff he doesn't choose will help him understand what's available today and reach a better decision.
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He should really choose what's best for him (not necessarily stay with what he's familiar with).
The reasonably-priced ones appear to be a different model. Ones that might require buying a sensor. The current Cateye sensors are just BT (it seems). If one is buying sensors, it might make more sense to get ones that do both BT and ANT+.
Just to be clear: there's nothing wrong with the Ebay idea.
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sometimes, when I like something, that is out of production, I look on ebay & get lucky (new & used)
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...th+50&_sacat=0
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...th+50&_sacat=0
In other words: "Good suggestion!". Sometimes we just want to get back to where we were and ride on.
I have a bunch of eBay "saved searches" that automatically notify me by email when something that matches turns up. That has helped me find my spare front and rear derailleurs, spare cranksets, spare no-longer-available cassettes, spare Bontrager RIDEtime Elite cyclocomputers, etc.
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It can be good for other people to see multiple options. The person asking the question isn't the only one reading these.
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Personally, I think Brytons are a good choice and not talked about nearly enough. I've never had a single issue (no crashes / freezes / lost data / etc) with either of mine, and I've put a combined nearly 13000km on the two I have.
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I am pretty sure the Cateye Padrone Smart can upload to Atlas. I have one and I upload to Strava but I think Alas and Training Peaks are other choices.
Padrone Smart connects to BLE speed, cadence and heart rate sensors and runs in mirror mode, using your smartphone as the GPS.
Works well for me.
Padrone Smart connects to BLE speed, cadence and heart rate sensors and runs in mirror mode, using your smartphone as the GPS.
Works well for me.